There are (a lot of) apples on the tree 对括号内提问（ ）are there on the tree?是不是how急

There are (a lot of) apples on the tree 对括号内提问（ ）are there on the tree?是不是how急
There are (a lot of) apples on the tree 对括号内提问
（ ）are there on the tree?是不是how
急

There are (a lot of) apples on the tree 对括号内提问（ ）are there on the tree?是不是how急
How many apples are there on the tree?