The Baobab Tree (Part 2)

True or False: Over half of the 13 oldest Baobab trees in Africa have died within the last ten years.

• True

• False

True or False: Scientists believe that climate change has an effect on the dying Baobab trees.

• True

• False

True or False: The Baobab is a non-flowering tree.

• True

• False

True or False: Some Baobab trees can live as long as 3,000 years.

• True

• False

People can boil and eat the leaves of a Baobab tree. Some compare the Baobab's trees to this type of vegetable--

• Cabbage

• Kale

• Watercress

• Spinach

The leaves of the Baobab tree are also used to make-

• baskets.

• rope.

• cloth.

• medicine.

True or False: Scientific research found that a Baobab tree can grow from multiple stems.

• True

• False

When a Baobab tree dies, does it rot from the inside or the outside?

• It rots from the inside.

• It rots from the outside.

True or False: When a Baobab tree is damaged, it has the ability to heal itself and continue growing.

• True

• False

True or False: Scientists found signs of disease in the dying Baobab trees.

• True

• False