Coconut Palm

What's the scientific name of the coconut palm?

• Coconut palm

• coco palm

• cocos nucifera

• coconut nucifera

Where is the origin of the coconut palm?

• tropical islands in the western Pacific

• tropical islands in the eastern Atlantic

• beaches surrounding the Indian ocean

• Artic Ocean

How much does it grow per year in feet?

• 1-1.5 ft

• 2-4 ft

• 0-1.3 ft

• 5-9 ft

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What is the average height of the coconut palm in feet?

• 60-80 ft

• 20-40 ft

• 90-110 ft

• 40-60

What are the uses for the coconut palm?

• for it's fruit that can be eaten fresh or dried and can be used for oil

• for it's decorative leaves

• for the fruits that have low fat

• for its expensive fruit that is not common at all

Where is the coconut palm used for its oil the most? (choose all that apply)

• India

• Philippines

• Indonesia

• France

How does it breathe?

• using the loose texture of their cortical cells, which swell up and flare out like the powdery tissue of lenticels in tree trunks, allows the ready diffusion of gases into and out of the rootlets.

• using it's lungs

• using it's rough texture of cortical cells, it allows the diffusion of gases into and out of the rootlets.

• none of the above

what does the coconut palm eat?

• because of being a halophyte, it's tolerant to salt water, letting it absorb as much H2O as possible. Absorbs sunlight and co2 as well.

• absorbs sunlight and co2 but cannot absorb water

• all of the above

• none of the above

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what can it absorb that some plants cannot?

• it can absorb as much H2O as it wants since it's tolerant to salt water

• it can absorb more sunlight because of the way the leaves are set

• none of the following

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What is its role in the food chain?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• predator

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