The Baobab Tree (Part 1)

A Baobab's bark is-

• thin.

• thick.

True or False: Some African animals use the Baobab tree as a water source.

• True

• False

True or False: There are 54 countries in Africa. You can find a Baobab tree in all of them.

• True

• False

True or False: There are leaves on a Baobab tree year-round.

• True

• False

Some African legends say that a god who was angry at the Baobab tree decided to--

• make it the ugliest tree in the African kingdom.

• curse it with extra long life.

• force it to live with very little water.

• uproot it and plant it upside down.

True or False: The roots of some Baobab trees can stretch over 100 feet to collect water from the ground.

• True

• False

The sponge-like bark of the Baobab tree expands during the--

• dry months in Africa.

• rainy months in Africa.

True or False: The white-backed vulture, who uses the Baobab tree as a nesting place, lays between 3 and 5 eggs per year.

• True

• False

The Baobab tree is often referred to as-

• The Tree of Life

• Water Mother

• The Tree Shepard

• Nature's Aquifer

True of False: The trunk of a Baobab tree is solid.

• True

• False