Question

The oak tree had its largest increase in diameter in its
year. During this year, the average daily rainfall was
. The tree's rate of growth was very small in the tree's fourteenth year, during which average daily rainfall
.

According to the evidence, the amount of rainfall cannot be the only environmental factor that influences a tree's growth because the year with the most rainfall
.

Answer 1

I don’t have the chart/data, so I can’t fill in the specific years or rainfall amounts. Please upload the graph or give the table and I’ll fill the blanks exactly.

Meanwhile, here’s how to find each answer and a ready-to-use wording you can use once you read the chart:

How to find each value
- Largest increase in diameter: look at the diameter-vs-year curve and find the year-to-year interval with the steepest rise (largest increase). The year you name is the year in which that increase occurred.
- Average daily rainfall that year: read the rainfall value for that same year from the rainfall plot or table.
- Growth in the fourteenth year: find the diameter change during year 14 (small change → “very small”). Read the average daily rainfall for year 14.

Template answer (fill in numbers after you read the chart)
- The oak tree had its largest increase in diameter in its [nth] year. During this year, the average daily rainfall was [X units].
- The tree’s rate of growth was very small in the tree’s fourteenth year, during which average daily rainfall was [Y units].
- According to the evidence, the amount of rainfall cannot be the only environmental factor that influences a tree’s growth because the year with the most rainfall did not correspond to (or did not produce) the largest increase in diameter.

If you post the graph or the data values, I’ll fill in the blanks for you.