2. Tree Test Trees do not play a single role in our society. Their uses stretch across many functions, from helping the surrounding environment to providing a habitat for animals. What is a tree? Do you know? In botany, a tree is a plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting leaves or branches. Tree get nutrients from water, sun, and Carbon dioxide. The most common tree in the U.S. is the Red maple tree.

3. What are some things trees do?  Control noise pollution.  Produce Oxygen?  Cleans the soil and environment.  Helps control water runoff  Are homes to many animals, bugs, plants even grow on them.  The tree can give shade and emotional usefulness.

4. Learning the parts of a tree

5. The leaves provide trees with all their food because they turn sunlight into food energy. They also make Oxygen in the air that we breathe. leaves

6. The branches are the “arms” of the tree. branch

7. The trunk is the part that connects the leafy crown to it’s roots. trunk

8. Outer Bark Outer bark is like your skin. It protects the tree from the insects, birds, weather, and animals.

9. What is a root?  Is the part of the tree under the soil.  The four major functions of roots are 1) absorption of water and inorganic nutrients, 2) anchoring of the plant body to the ground, and supporting it, 3) storage of food and nutrients, 4) vegetative reproduction.

10. Where are the leaves? A B C D

11. How do the trees get nutrients? From Rain From the sun From CO2 All of these Next

12. Where is the branch? A B D C Next

13. Where is the trunk? A B C D Next

14. Where is the root? A B C D Next

15.  No, try again. Back to last slide

16. Great Job! Back

17. Conclusion We have now taken a test over the parts of a tree! Super! You did it!