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Quiz by enda j mulloy, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by enda j mulloy
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Question 1
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The purpose of the bark of a tree is to
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Make the tree strong
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Provide protection against weather, insect & fungal attack
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Bring food to the leafs
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Bring food from the leafs to the tree
Question 2
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The xylem can be found in which part of the tree?
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The chlorophyll
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The Bast
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The sapwood
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The roots
Question 3
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The purpose of the roots are
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To ensure the tree grows
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To provide anchorage, absorb water & minerals that the tree uses to create photosynthesis
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To reproduce
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To make suitable burrowing places for animals
Question 4
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The tree absorbs [blank_start]carbon[blank_end] dioxide from the atmosphere and releases [blank_start]oxygen[blank_end]
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oxygen
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carbon
Question 5
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Chlorophyll is a [blank_start]green[blank_end] coloured pigment vital to the scientific chemical reaction known as photosynthesis
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green
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yellow
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pink
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purple
Question 6
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The heartwood does not conduct water or minerals up or down the tree
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- True
- False
Question 7
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The pith is on the outer part of the trunk
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- True
- False
Question 8
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Conifer trees are so called because of
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The fact they are cone shaped
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The fact that their fruit are called cones
Question 9
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Hardwood timber is obtained from what type of tree?
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Conifer
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Christmas
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Decidious
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Evergreen
Question 10
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Why is it important for a carpenter & joiner to know about how trees grow, what their properties are & what they species are?
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To show off to your friends
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Because the teacher says so
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To be able to make an educational judgement on whether a specific piece of timber is suitable for a particular job, how to handle that timber, how to treat it and how it reacts to tools & its environment.
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I don't need to know, someone else will make the decisions for me