Multiple choice

The age of a tree can be estimated by

  1. its height

  2. the girth of its trunk

  3. the number and size of its branches

  4. the number of concentric rings on a cross section of its trunk

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Dendrochronology is the scientific method of dating tree rings to the year they were formed, which allows for the estimation of a tree's age.