The Following Questions Are Based on the Drawing of Root

Multiple Choice

The following questions are based on the drawing of root or stem cross sections shown in Figure 35.2.

Figure 35.2
-As a youngster, you drive a nail in the trunk of a young tree that is 3 meters tall. The nail is about 1.5 meters from the ground. Fifteen years later, you return and discover the tree has grown to a height of 30 meters. The nail is now __________ meters above the ground.

A) 0.5
B) 1.5
C) 3.0
D) 15.0
E) 28.5