baobab trees, Africa


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WORDWISE Trunk Tanks


T e heat shimmers above the African plains. It does not rain oſt en here. Yet the baobab tree stands tall and green. Baobab trees live for hundreds of years. T ey can survive for years without fresh water.


T eir secret is in their trunk. T eir long, bottled-shape trunks allow them to store huge amounts of water. T ey normally store at least 300 liters of water and in some cases much, much more—up to 120,000 liters! When the weather gets dry, these trees don’t. T e baobab, mangrove, and rainbow


eucalyptus are three of many types of trees around the world. Trees make their own food. T ey take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. T ey've been thriving on this planet for a lot longer than humans. Where would we be without them?


air: a mixture of gases we breathe


leaf: the main part of a plant needed for photosynthesis


oxygen: a gas in the air that humans and animals need to breathe


photosynthesis: the process of plants using sunlight to make their own food


plants using sunlight to make their


root: the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground and draws water and nutrients from the soil


attaches it to the ground and draws a part of a plant from which a


seed: a part of a plant from which a new plant can grow


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