Blodgett Trees
What do we call trees that keep their needles or leaves on all year round?
Evergreen trees
What are the 5 Human Sensory organs?
Eyes, Ears, Tongue, Nose, Skin
What part of the flower is important for keeping the flower standing upright?
The stem
What is an adaptation?
a special body part or behavior that helps a living thing (plant or animal) survive in its environment
What big things did we see all over the ground that dropped from the tall coniferous trees?
Pine Cones
What is one body part that insects use to sense smell (hint, it comes in pairs)
antennae
Name 2 examples of Pollinators
Birds, bees, butterflies, dragonflies
How does the location of a spoonbills nostrils help it hunt fish?
Because the spoonbill's nostrils are high up on it's beak, it can keep breathing while it's beak hunts under water
What do we call a person who is responsible for the care of a forest, including planting new trees and taking care of the existing ones
a forester
What do we call an unwanted pest who comes to a place and takes over?
An Invasive species
What do pollinators (bees, butterflies, hummingbirds) want from a flower?
Nectar and Pollen
Opposable thumbs
Name 2 of the main evergreen trees that grow in Blodgett Forest?
Ponderosa pine, Sugar pine, White fir, Douglas-fir, and Incense cedar
Name a local invasive insect species that infects and eventually kills Ponderosa Pine Trees, especially during drought
(Western Pine) Bark beetle
What does it mean to dissect something?
To take it apart carefully to study the parts
In our game, the brown and gray dots were difficult to see because they blended into the ground. What is that called?
Camoflouge
What was the name of the tool we used to identify the trees (we asked a series of questions with two choices at each step)
A dichotomous key
What is a pheremone?
These are chemicals that have a scent, which are used by insects and other animals to communicate with each other
What is the main function of a flower?
To help the plant make seeds and reproduce (make more plants)
Name 1 thing that is special about the woodpeckers tongue
their long tongues wraps around it's brain (to help cushion the brain while it pecks hard with it's beak), the tongue also has a sharp barb at the end to spear bugs for eating