NATURE TRUE AND FALSE TREESANSWERS TO TREESHOW DID YOU DO? CHECK THE ANSWERS TO THE NATURE TRUE AND FALSE TREES QUESTIONS. 1. FALSE Some trees have needles instead of leaves. Leaves turn color in Autumn and fall off leaving the branches bare during winter. Needles stay in place even during winter. The trees who lose their leaves are called "deciduous" trees and the ones that keep their needles are called "evergreen" trees. 2. TRUE You can make a mark in the tree and measure from the ground up to the mark. Then come back a few years later and you will find that the mark you made is still the same distance from the ground even though the tree may be several feet taller. 3. FALSE Tree roots have very important work to do. They anchor the tree to keep it from blowing over in the wind. They also take in water and minerals from the soil to keep the tree alive. 4. TRUE Although not every tree is medicinal, many trees do provide medicinal products from its various parts. 5. TRUE Sap from the Maple tree makes delicious syrup. 6. FALSE The purpose of the flower from the apple tree is to produce apples which contain the seeds to make more apple trees. 7. FALSE There are many ways a tree can become infected with disease or parasites that make them sick. When this happens, tree doctors can help. 8. FALSE Trees are plants and most of them have flowers too. Some are big and showy. Others are small and hard to see. Most tree flowers come out in the spring. 9. TRUE Willows thrive in wet places like rivers and lakes. Plant them in dry soil and they won't make it. 10. FALSE Trees are able to grow new leaves, but this takes a lot of energy. The tree will be under stress, but usually it will recover. 11. TRUE Trees give off oxygen as they grow. Humans and all other animals need oxygen to breath. 12. TRUE All maple trees produce a sweet sap, The sap from the sugar maple tree is the sweetest and makes the best tasting syrup. 13. FALSE Trees, and all other green plants, take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen, which we breathe. 14. TRUE Shade from trees can cool buildings up to 20 degrees in the summer. 15. TRUE There is a coast redwood in California that is an amazing 360 feet tall. 16. FALSE Trees grow up from the top. A mark at 5 feet would stay at 5 feet as long as the tree lives. 17. TRUE Each ring represents one year of growth. 18. TRUE Oak trees make acorns, the squirrel's favorite food. Squirrels bury the acorns for later use. Many of these grow into new oak trees, thus helping the oaks to survive. 19. TRUE Squirrels love the acorns that oak trees make and also use the trees for their nests, thus helping the squirrels to survive. 20. WE DON'T KNOW Plant a tree and find our for yourself. 21. TRUE Chlorophyll, for example, gives the leaf its green color. 22. FALSE As long as the leaf is alive it can have pigments for green, red, orange, yellow, scarlet and purple. For most of the year green is the strongest pigment. 23. FALSE Cool weather is a factor, but the most important factor is the number of daylight hours. 24. TRUE Lots of sunlight makes lots of green leaves. 25. TRUE Reds, oranges, yellows, and other colors finally get their chance to shine. 26. FALSE Sunlight is the main factor. Others include rainfall, amount of sugar stored in the leaves, and air temperature. 27. TRUE The weight of the snow collected on the branches and leaves would snap large branches and possible harm or kill the tree. 28. FALSE Pine tree needles are leaves of a different shape. They do, however, tend to shed the snow, and if it builds up, the pine tree branches are very flexible and usually don't break. 29. TRUE Many animals find shelter from the cold and wind under a stand of pine trees. Others find food from the pinecones.
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