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re wood and rubber. 2 Trees do two main things to the air. Is that true? Yes. They cool it and clean it. 3 One tree has the power of 15 air condidtioners. Is that right? tree has the power of five air conditioners. 4 Do scientists know a lot about trees ? No. They are only now beginning to understand them. 5 Can trees municate with one another? Yes. For example, when insects attack a tree, it can warn its neighbours. 6 And can they protect themselves from insects? Yes. They can produce a chemical to make their leaves taste bad. 7 Can trees help one another? Yes. For example, they can join their roots together underground and pass each other food and water . 8 Every year, there are fewer and fewer trees in the world. Is that true? Yes. People cut down and burn a lot of trees every year. P12: Trees are the biggest and oldest living things on Earth. P36: Trees provide many things such as wood, rubber and paper. They cool and clean the air. They are natural air conditioners. P78: Scientists are only beginning to understand trees. Trees can warn each other of insect attacks and pass food and water to one another through their roots. But many things about them are still a mystery. P910: Trees are in danger because we destroy a lot of them every year. We are destroying our best pollution fighters.