Parts of the tree
What part of the tree helps anchor it to the ground?
roots
This part of the tree helps make the food!
Leaves
The sun
This kind of tree loses its leaves in the autumn.
deciduous
A tree starts as a seed and then grows into a...
seedling
What part of the tree helps water travel UP the trunk?
Xylem tubes
This part of the tree sucks up water.
Roots
What is the green chemical in leaves called?
chlorophyll
This kind of tree stays green all year round.
A seedling grows into a...
sapling
How does the food made in the leaves flow down to the roots?
Phloem tubes
This part of the tree protects it from weather, animals and bugs.
Bark
What goes into leaves during the process of photosynthesis (3 things)?
sunlight, water and carbon dioxide (CO2)
A maple tree is....
deciduous
A maple key would be called what kind of seed?
a) bouncer
b) flyer
c) floater
flyer
What is the part of the trunk called with the NEW GROWTH?
Cambium layer
This part of the trunk helps the tree stand tall and firm and not blow over in a storm.
Heartwood
What comes out of the tree during photosynthesis (2 things)?
Glucose (sugar/sap/food) and oxygen
This tree has waxy or needle like leaves and makes cones.
Coniferous
What kind of seed might travel by hooking onto an animal's fur (or Rory's track pants!)?
a burr
Name at least three different kinds of bark.
Rough, smooth, scaly, ridged
Even a dead tree can give life. As a tree decomposes is turns back into nutrient rich ________.
soil
What are the small openings on leaves called that open and close to let in CO2 and let out O2?
stomata
This is the only coniferous tree that DOES lose its leaves in the fall!
Tamarack
chlorophyll