1 . Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?
Professor Simard form University of British Columbia explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. As far as Simard is concerned, actually the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation, passing around necessary nutrition (营养) “depending on who needs it”.
Nitrogen (氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it affects all.
Simard talks about “mother trees”, usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She explains how “mother trees” pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down “mother trees” with no awareness of these highly complex “tree societies” or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.
“We didn’t take any notice of it,” Simard says sadly. “Trees move nutrition into the young trees before they die, but we never give them chance.” If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.
1. Which statement would Simard agree with?A.Trees support each other. | B.Trees compete for nutrition. |
C.Trees protect their own wealth. | D.Trees co-operate with the fittest. |
A.To explain the importance of fungi networks. |
B.To introduce the function of neuron networks. |
C.To illustrate how Nitrogen and carbon are shared. |
D.To show how the forest ecological system works. |
A.How young trees survive. | B.How trees grow old. |
C.How “tree societies” work. | D.How forestry industry develops. |
A.Protect tree societies. | B.Cut down oldest trees. |
C.Get nutrition from nature. | D.Improve our environment. |
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