Trees and their Characteristics
Gross Stuff
More Gross Stuff, and some Trees
Stuff to do with Trees
Leaves and Roots and Cones, etc.
100
Member of the redwood family that is a water loving tree that can be found growing in the swamps, shallow lakes, and lagoons of the south. 
The Bald Cypress
100
_______ do not have a network of tubes for moving nutrients and water back and forth, and they do not have true leaves, stems, or roots as ferns and most other plants do.
Mosses
100
Some fungi and algae combine to form a different type of plant called a ____________.
Lichen
100
The roots of the bald cypress that project out of the water in humps
Knees
100
Ferns roots are called
Rhizoids
200
A tall plant with a single woody stem
A tree
200
Some _______ are the smallest of all green plants
Algae
200
The plant with a fruiting body
Mushroom
200
Cone bearing trees
Conifers
200
palm leaves are called
Fronds
300
This tree grows best near water and it has long, thin leaves and drooping branches giving it a mournful appearance. Poplars belong to this group.
A Weeping Willow
300
Fungi that feed on dead matter are often called ____________.
Saprophytes
300
Also known as the canoe birch, is the most common birch in North America, smooth papery bark that peels off in this layers.
Paper Birch
300
The word _______________ refers to a tree that loses its leaves in the fall.
Deciduous
300
cones that fall apart a little at a time while still on the branch
Fir Cones
400
The largest of all trees
Giant Sequoia
400
Other fungi, which prefer to feed on living matter, are called __________.
Parasites
400
Pine that grows in the hot, dry climate if the southwestern states
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Pinyon Pine
400
The fruit of the oak tree
Acorn
400
This tree's cones fall apart while still on the branch. Their needles are usually blunt and soft while their cones stick straight up from tops of branches. The liquid Canada balsam comes from one variety of this tree.
Fir
500
This is a good shade tree with especially colorful fall leaves. It is known as a good source of sugar and syrup.
Maple
500
Special fungus that is used to cause bread dough to rise. _____________ is a single-celled fungus that converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Yeast
500
The tallest living trees in the world
California Redwood
500
Growth layer in a tree root, trunk, or limb.
Cambium Layer
500
The most interesting characteristic of the cedars is their __________. This attractive, reddish wood contains an oil that produces a pleasant fragrance.
Aromatic Wood