Importance Of Trees Essay

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Sam Allison
Senior Project
Kirchmyer
April 21st, 2014
The Importance of Trees

Trees are one of the most important parts of the biosphere. They provide oxygen, which is one of the largest producers of life. Humans live and strive off of oxygen every second of their lives. Not just humans need oxygen to survive and thrive on Earth, but animals, and other creatures on the planet do as well. Trees are a huge part of all life and if they were gone, there would consequently be no form of life. Not only do trees create all forms of life, but they create beautiful surroundings for an area and create a comfortable and shady environment for all surrounding life. Even though trees seem to be everywhere you look, the planet is losing billions upon billions of them a year. Anywhere from three billion to six billion trees are lost every year, ("How Many Trees Are Cut Down Every Year? Rainforest Action Network Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014”). With this fact in thought, it shows that planting one tree can create a bigger difference than you realize.

The biosphere is sufficiently larger than anyone could ever imagine. It could possibly have up to thirty million different types animals, plants, fungi, and all other organisms. Considering the ocean covers seventy percent of Earth and all of it’s matter, scientists and oceanographers have only explored and mapped five percent of it. This amazing fact shows us, humans, how little we all know about the biosphere. The life forms of the biosphere of Earth vary from animals, plants, fungi, and various others. Out of the possible thirty million different species of life forms, scientists have only discovered a small portion of over one million of them. Every single one of these species need trees...

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...gle tree, it would provide earth with almost two trillions pounds of oxygen. Not only that but it would replace all of the harm done by deforestation. It’s unrealistic to think that every person on Earth would go and plant a tree, but if one out of every thousand people did, it would make an unimaginable difference to the world we live in.

Trees are great for many things. They are immensely useful for everyone. They give people so much for not a thing in return. One single tree can provide a huge amount of upside for the environment. They can provide a healthier environment, shade, comfortability, and a better environment for the people and the atmosphere. They provide great surroundings and they keep us shaded and comfortable. Not to mention, every piece of paper in the world is made out of one. Trees are extremely important and a huge part of our everyday life.

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