Cycles & Processes
Leaves fall off of trees in this season
What is fall/autumn?
These nifty anchors hold trees into the ground. They also act like giant straws.
What are roots
This type of organism has to produce its own energy, usually from the sun. Sometimes they pay for movies to be made too...
What is a producer?
This is something that is required for all living things on Earth... it might give you a warm and fuzzy feeling.
What is sunlight?
These are what are responsible for leaves having colours
What are pigments?
Inputs of photosynthesis include carbon dioxide, water and this:
What is sunlight?
The top level of the forest is called this
What is the canopy?
A red-tailed hawk is an example of this
What is a consumer?
Black scars on a tree cookie might be an indication of this
What is fire damage?
Most deciduous trees produce __________ and have __________ leaves
What are flowers & flat/broad?
The two major outputs of photosynthesis are these
What are sugars (energy) for the plant and oxygen?
A tree that loses its leaves annually is this type of tree
What is deciduous?
Coniferous trees are known for producing these
What are cones?
When tree rings have grown very tightly together, we can infer that this is happening to the tree
What is slow growth, or lack of nutrients/water?
The part of a leaf that connects it to a branch is called this
What is a petiole?
Collection, Evaporation, ____________ and Precipitation
What is condensation
The role of Xylem and Phloem is this
What is transporting water and nutrients?
Fungi are not producers or consumers, they are referred to as these:
What are decomposers?
Life exists on these four levels of the forest
What are the forest floor, understory, underbrush and canopy?
This pigment is responsible for reds or even purples in leaves
What are anthocyanins?
A series of interconnected food chains within an ecosystem is call this
What is a food web?
This is the job of chlorophyll in trees and plants
What is absorb sunlight?
This tree is a rare specimen, it is both a deciduous and coniferous tree
What is a Larch tree?
This name refers to plants live anywhere between 5 to a few hundred years
What are perennials?
Mr. Walcot won an amateur lumberjack competition with a friend in this US state that borders Canada
What is Montana?