If a Beaver Eats the Bark All the Way Around

question 22

Multiple Choice

If a beaver eats the bark all the way around a tree trunk (a process called "girdling") , why does the tree die?

• A) Water and minerals are no longer supplied to the leaves.
• B) Cells of the lateral meristem can no longer divide.
• C) The tree is susceptible to insect and fungal diseases.
• D) The tree cannot continue to photosynthesize.
• E) The phloem is damaged, and the transport of sugars ceases.

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