"Why Trees Matter"
By Jim Robbins
nytimes.com
People may not realize how important some factors of our environment are to life. In the article Why Trees Matter, by Jim Robbins, there are many ways in which the author describes different reasons as to why trees matter.
One reason why trees are important is because they supply other animals with food. For example, something that not many people knew was that trees release an acid into the ocean that provides food for plankton. This leads to the whole food chain "thriving" more because all of the populations above the plankton are helped as well. Trees also give termites wood, and give all living things oxygen.
Another reason why trees are very important to the environment is because trees do things for our bodies. When you take a walk in the park where there are a lot of trees, the level of stress chemicals in your body decrease and the level of fighting cells in your immune system. Trees also release a lot of other chemical "clouds" that are good for you, chemicals that help the climate and our bodies. The main chemical in Apsrin comes from willow trees. Another chemical that comes from trees, taxane, has been a successful treatment of some cancers.
From this article, I've learned that we really should preserve our environment, because trees are very important to nature. People shouldn't be cutting down trees and building buildings, they should be thankful that we have such a reliable source to fix many of earths problems.
By Jim Robbins
nytimes.com
People may not realize how important some factors of our environment are to life. In the article Why Trees Matter, by Jim Robbins, there are many ways in which the author describes different reasons as to why trees matter.
One reason why trees are important is because they supply other animals with food. For example, something that not many people knew was that trees release an acid into the ocean that provides food for plankton. This leads to the whole food chain "thriving" more because all of the populations above the plankton are helped as well. Trees also give termites wood, and give all living things oxygen.
Another reason why trees are very important to the environment is because trees do things for our bodies. When you take a walk in the park where there are a lot of trees, the level of stress chemicals in your body decrease and the level of fighting cells in your immune system. Trees also release a lot of other chemical "clouds" that are good for you, chemicals that help the climate and our bodies. The main chemical in Apsrin comes from willow trees. Another chemical that comes from trees, taxane, has been a successful treatment of some cancers.
From this article, I've learned that we really should preserve our environment, because trees are very important to nature. People shouldn't be cutting down trees and building buildings, they should be thankful that we have such a reliable source to fix many of earths problems.
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