Chlorophyll correct answer: Makes the color or the leaves green so photosynthesis can
take place
Transpiration correct answer: loss of water vapor from leaves
Bark correct answer: protects branches & trunk of tree from injury
Excurrent Growth correct answer: Orientation of growth in external cell
M.A.D.HORSE correct answer: Opposite leaf arrangement
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pH correct answer: Measure of acidity or alkaline from 0 to 14
<7 acidic 7> Alkaline
7 Neutral
Decurrent Growth correct answer: rounded or broader tree growth
Deciduous correct answer: loss of leaves in the fall
Respiration correct answer: process of converting food into energy
Stomata correct answer: pours in leaves that open and close to allow for water
transportation
Xylem correct answer: transportation for the water and minerals throughout the tree
Phloem correct answer: Conducts Carbohydrates
Osmosis correct answer: Process how water enters roots
Organic Matter correct answer: organic components that are decaying matter to help
increase water holding & nutrients to improve soil structure
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) correct answer: measure of soils capacity to attract,
retain & exchange a positive charge
Girdling Roots correct answer: roots that grow across or around the trunk, potentially
choking off vascular tissues in a tree. May cause decline or death