Trees of the World

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• Which tree is best adapted to survive prolonged drought in deserts by storing water in its trunk?
• What is the main ecological role of mangrove trees along tropical coastlines?
• Which feature most directly helps conifer trees such as pines retain water in cold or dry environments?
• Why are tropical rainforests able to support exceptionally high tree biodiversity?
• The giant conifer famous for reaching enormous trunk sizes is the [____].
• Trees that live in salty tidal wetlands and possess special adaptations for salt and waterlogged soil are called [____].
• The process by which trees release water vapor from tiny openings in their leaves is called [____].
• The tallest tree species in the world is the [____] redwood, native to northern California and southern Oregon.