Tree Parts and Function

Most trees grow _________.

• sideways

• 15-20 feet tall

• as tall as a 30 story building

• a mile high

Between the bark and the sapwood is the _______________________.

• taproot

• branches

• inner bark

• heartwood

The stem of a tree is called the __________.

• sap

• branch

• trunk

• taproot

From the article you can determine that the taproot and fibrous roots ____________.

• grow the same way

• grow differently

• make food for the tree

• are covered with leaves

Tubes that carry water are in the

• sapwood

• heartwood

• bark

• inner bark

The tough outside layer of a tree is called _________.

• trunk

• bark

• inner bark

• heartwood

What is the mixture of water and minerals in a tree called?

• sap

• sapwood

• taproot

• fibrous roots

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a system of roots called?

• sapwood

• heartwood

• taproot

• fibrous roots

What grows between the bark and sapwood?

• taproot

• sap

• inner bark

• heartwood

Which tree part is this?

• bark

• trunk

• limb

• pinecone