cypress Tree : The Oldest Tree In The World

Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. In a forest in Southern Chile, a giant cyprees tree has survived for five thousand years. The giant cyprees tree is in the process of being recognized as the world's oldest tree. Researchers who study and protect it say it provides clues on how to adapt to environmental changes

In Biology, adapt means to change in order to survive new conditions or pressures. In general, to adapt is to change something like ideas or behaviour in order to deal with a new situation.