Answer: White Oak
White oak comprises 15% of the commercially available hardwoods in the US. It is a used for structural timbers, flooring, and furniture because<span> of its length (rees average approximately 70 to 80 feet in height), color (White with creamy sapwood and dark gray-brown heartwood) and texture (very strong and hard, and with good steam bending properties). It takes a good finish when machined, nailed and screwed well. </span>
They are like that because they can't always be faulty and may have at least some spark of truth to this theory also as stated earlier a theory in scientific terms is just an observation so it can't really be turned down hence theory.
Ithe answer is b. and the temperature brought fires to the crops. One movie example of this could be the intersteller.