Author Question: Explain how scientists can read annual rings. Look around and make a list of as many forest products ... (Read 59 times)

Arii_bell · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

Explain how scientists can read annual rings. Look around and make a list of as many forest products as you can find.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe how a tree grows in length. How does it grow in diameter?

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Jossy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Annual rings are alternating layers of relatively large, soft, light-colored cells produced in the spring and thinner,
denser, darker-colored cells produced in summer. The width of the ring indicates how fast the tree grew during
that season. A scorched ring indicates a fire during the season. Damage of other kinds may be recorded in growth
rings.

Answer to Question 2

A tree grows in length by the production of new cells at the tips of the branches and roots by the active growth
cells known as meristematic tissue. It grows in diameter by the production of new cells in the cambium layer,
which lies between the bark and wood.