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1. ANSWER: (c) Egyptians 2. ANSWER: (b) elm wood-does not rot in water 3. ANSWER: In China by Ts'ai Lun, the Emperor Ho-ti's minister of public works, out of the inner bark of the mulberry tree. 4. ANSWER: false. The terms refer to the type of tree. Softwood comes from cone-bearing trees such as pine and spruce. Hardwood comes from deciduous trees, which lose their leaves in the fall. 5. ANSWER: (c) rayon 6. ANSWER: balsa 7. ANSWER: true. The bark of the cork oak is stripped about every 8 to 10 years to harvest cork. As early as 400 B. C., Romans wore cork sandals and used cork to float fishing nets. 8. ANSWER: false. Bamboo is a grass. 9. ANSWER: (a) spruce, because of its' great sound quality 10. ANSWER: In ancient times, certain trees were worshiped. For example, in Greek mythology the oak was sacred to Zeus, while in Scandinavian lore the ash was sacred to the Norse god Thor It was believed that the way to avoid punishment from the gods for boasting or to gain good fortune was to touch one of the sacred trees. In time, this evolved to the belief that any piece of wood would do the trick. 11. ANSWER: (b) United States; Russia is second and Canada is third. However, Russia is home to the world's largest softwood supply. 12. ANSWER: (c) One-third of the world's forest are replaced by planting trees. The remainder is left to regenerate naturally.
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