Fungi
The fruiting body of a fungus.
What is a mushroom?
The burrs of burdock plant utilize this method by hitching a ride?
What is animal dispersal?
This process uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, to create food for the tree, releasing oxygen in the process;
What is photosynthesis?
Many birds exhibit this annual behavior during the fall months to escape the cold weather and find food in warmer climates.
What is migration?
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The parts of a mushroom.
What are the mycelium, bulb or volva, stipe or stalk, ring, gills/tubes/teeth/pores, cap.
Dandelion fluff or maple samaras use wings or parachutes for to do this.
What is seed dispersal?
Trees that lose their leaves annually in the autumn and winter are classified as this type.
What are deciduous trees?
When the day and night are roughly equal in duration.
What is the autumnal equinox?
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Microscopic reproductive structures that fungi produce and disperse
What is a mushroom spore?
This protective outer layer prevents a seed from drying out and protects the embryo inside.
What is the seed coat?
This outermost layer is the tree's first line of defense against insects, disease, and fire.
What is the outer bark?
Trees that loose their leaves during the fall.
What are deciduous trees?
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A root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae, also known as mycorrhizal fungal filaments.
What is mycelia?
The process where a dormant seed begins to grow, often triggered by water, warmth, and oxygen.
What is germination?
Often darker and denser, this non-living center core provides structural strength, but no longer transports water.
What is heartwood?
September, October, November & December
What months does autumn take place in?
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A term for the underground network of fungi and bacteria that connects trees and other plants in a forest.
A natural state that prevents a seed from sprouting at the wrong time of year, often requiring a period of cold temperatures or a physical scratch to the coat.
What is dormancy?
The scientific name for the study of tree rings to determine dates and past climate conditions.
What is a dendrochronology?
This is the primary pigment responsible fro the brilliant yellow and orange colors revealed in leaves when the green chlorophyll breaks down.
What are carotenoids?
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