Hardwood

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hardwood

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the habitat distribution?Prevalent in temperate deciduous forests and tropical evergreen forests globally
2. What is hardwood and how is it different from softwood?Hardwood comes from flowering trees called angiosperms, while softwood comes from conifer trees. Hardwoods have vessel cells that make them denser and stronger.
3. Why is hardwood stronger than softwood?Hardwoods have both vessel elements and tracheids, giving them higher density. This makes them tougher and more resistant to wear.

Angiosperm: A division of plants characterized by flowers and seeds enclosed within a fruit.
Vessel Elements: Tubular cells in angiosperm wood that form continuous tubes for water transport.
Tracheids: Elongated cells in wood that conduct water and provide structural support in both angiosperms and gymnosperms.