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The Importance of Trees Trivia Quiz

The following questions on trees cover, broadly, how they live, their importance to our Environment and some interesting facts.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dreamweave. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Dreamweave

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
7,463

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1680

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Question 1 of 10

1. Trees may help reduce the effects of global warming by which of these? Hint

increasing oxygen concentration in the atmosphere

reducing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere

providing shade from UV rays

losing their leaves in winter

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Question 2 of 10

2. What two main substances do trees absorb from the atmosphere? Hint

trees absorb carbon dioxide and water

trees absorb nutrients and water from the soil

trees absorb oxygen and water

trees only need sunlight

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Question 3 of 10

3. The amount of carbon dioxide a tree may remove from the atmosphere to gain one pound is: Hint

about 0.5 pounds

about 3 pounds

about 10 pounds

about 1.5 pounds

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is one of the byproducts of photosynthesis? Hint

sap

oxygen

shade

compost

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Question 5 of 10

5. The water vapor given off by a tree becomes a critical part of Earth's ______________. Hint

cloud cycle

hydrogen cycle

hydrologic cycle

carbolic cycle

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Question 6 of 10

6. What element is used from the absorbed water to make the chemical energy for a tree? Hint

oxygen

hydrogen

carbon dioxide

nutrients

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Question 7 of 10

7. Trees are sometimes called which of these? Hint

the stomach of the world

the harvest of the world

the shady part of the world

the lungs of the world

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Question 8 of 10

8. Approximately how much of the original forests have disappeared? Hint

quarter

one third

three quarters

half

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Question 9 of 10

9. The oldest living organism in North America happens to be a rugged tree. This tree is the? Hint

Douglas Fir

Bristlecone Pine.

Gingko Biloba

Giant Redwood

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the science of dating through tree-ring growth called? Hint

Eldology

Ringchronology

Dendrochronology

Arborology

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Trees may help reduce the effects of global warming by which of these?

Answer: reducing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere

Planting trees is one of the most efficient ways to remove excess levels of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They also provide shade and increase oxygen levels, but these do not alleviate global warming.

2. What two main substances do trees absorb from the atmosphere?

Answer: trees absorb carbon dioxide and water

Through the process of photosynthesis, trees absorb carbon dioxide and water and emit oxygen.

3. The amount of carbon dioxide a tree may remove from the atmosphere to gain one pound is:

Answer: about 1.5 pounds

Depending on the age and species, a tree may absorb as much as 1.5 pounds of carbon dioxide for every pound of growth added to the tree.

4. What is one of the byproducts of photosynthesis?

Answer: oxygen

5. The water vapor given off by a tree becomes a critical part of Earth's ______________.

Answer: hydrologic cycle

Hydrology is the science dealing with water.

6. What element is used from the absorbed water to make the chemical energy for a tree?

Answer: hydrogen

The oxygen is released as a waste product. Another part of the waste released is water vapor that helps drive the hydrologic cycle.

7. Trees are sometimes called which of these?

Answer: the lungs of the world

Trees release oxygen, which is the primary element required to sustain life, into the atmosphere.

8. Approximately how much of the original forests have disappeared?

Answer: half

While estimates vary, many scientists consider the loss of forests to be the primary threat to our environment. From 1980 to 1995, an area the size of Indonesia and Mexico has been lost.

9. The oldest living organism in North America happens to be a rugged tree. This tree is the?

Answer: Bristlecone Pine.

More than 4,760 years, the bristlecone pine is the oldest living organism on Earth.

10. What is the science of dating through tree-ring growth called?

Answer: Dendrochronology

Simply put, dendrochronology is the dating of past events (climatic changes) through study of tree ring growth. Each year a tree adds a layer of wood to its trunk and branches thus creating the annual rings we see when viewing a cross section.

Source: Author Dreamweave

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