baobab trees, Africa


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WORDWISE Trunk Tanks


Heat shimmers up from the African plains. T ere has been no rain for a long time. Yet baobab trees stand tall and green. T ese trees can survive for years without rain. T ey have a special structure. In their long, bottle-shaped trunks, they store huge amounts of water. When the weather gets dry, these trees use their stored water. T e baobab, mangrove, and rainbow eucalyptus are three of many types of trees around the world. Trees have been thriving on this planet for a lot longer than humans. Where would we be without them?


carbon dioxide: a gas, made up of carbon and oxygen, that is present in the air


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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