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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Trees and Importance of Trees
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EROSION
COMPOSTING
PERENNIALS
MILLION
FURNITURE
THOUSAND
TALLEST
CHARCOAL
FRUITS
SOIL
LUMBER
ENERGY
NUTS
TREE
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The leaves of trees absorb carbon dioxide and release this gas.
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The beautiful wood from cherry and red oak trees is often used to make these.
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Some trees have ____ in their tree trunks, which are used for making products. The maple tree is one tree type that has this and is used to make maple syrup.
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Trees provide protection against ____, which is the gradual wearing away of topsoil due to wind, water, and storms.
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The term given to trees because they live for three or more years. Some trees have lived for thousands of years!
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Some trees produce ____, such as apples and peaches.
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Trees are the ____ types of plants.
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The branches of trees provide protection from this.
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The protection from sun that trees can provide.
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Wood that is burnt and then used for cooking food.
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The wood from trees. Used as ____ in the building of homes.
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The recycling of leaves. The dead leaves are used to fertilize the soil.
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Writing material that is made from trees.
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A plant with leaves, roots, and a single, woody trunk.
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The first trees grew over 350 ____ years ago.
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Wood is sometimes used as a source of ____ to heat homes.
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Some trees produce edible ____, such as hickory ____.
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Some of the oldest known living trees are thought to be at least 10 ____ years old.
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The roots of trees protect against erosion by holding the ____ in place.

 

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