Unit 2: Reading the Rings

Writing Model: Fire and Life: Lessons from a Tree p. 16

1. F: William Lars wanted to study the effects of the fire in 1988 in Yellowstone National Park.
2. T
3. T
4. F: The Douglas fir tree had narrow rings 24 years after it was planted; this means that it didn’t
have enough water during those years.
5. T
6. T
7. F: After the fire in 1988, the rings of the fir tree showed good growth / the tree grew well.
8. T