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Parts of your body and parts of a tree have the same names. The top of a tree 
is called the crown, which is another name for your head. The main part of both 
your body and a tree is called a trunk. The arms and legs that extend from your 
trunk are called limbs. Another name for a tree’s branches is limbs.
You and a tree have parts that do similar jobs. Like a tree’s outer covering of 
bark, your skin protects your insides. Tubes in a tree carry water and nutrients 
throughout the tree. Your blood vessels work in much the same way.
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1.
 
Which one tells a way that you are
like a tree?
A 
You both eat fruit.
B 
You both need food to live.
C 
You both have branches called limbs.
D 
You both have bark on your trunks.
 2.
 
Which one describes a way a tree
is different from you?
A 
A tree’s body is called a trunk.
B 
A tree needs air and water.
C 
A tree is a living thing.
D 
A tree can produce its own food.
 3.
 
A tree’s bark works much like 
your 
.
A 
sap
B 
skin
C 
limbs
D 
blood
 4.
 
Your arms are called limbs and
so are a tree’s 
.
A 
branches
B 
crown
C 
leaves
D 
roots 
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Ask a partner a question that can be answered by the passage. 
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