Single cells produced instead of seeds in some plants
Spores
A sideways-growing plant that produces spores instead of seeds
Fern
Oldest living thing
Bristlecone Pine
The largest of all trees; found only on the western slopes of California's Sierra Nevada range
Giant Sequoia
It gives us the acorn
Oak
Fungi that feed on dead matter
Saprophytes
A plant that does not have tubes for moving nutrients and water and does not have any true leaves, stems, or roots
Moss
Source of maple syrup
Sugar Maple
A pine of the hot, dry Southwest that produces tasty, edible nuts
Pinyon Pine
The tree whose cones stick straight up from the branch
Fir
Leaves of a palm tree or fern
Fronds
A plant that does not have chlorophyll
Fungi
Smooth, white, paper-like bark that peels off
Paper Birch
An attractive ornamental tree with frosty blue needles
Blue Spruce
The only tree with bundled needles
Pine
A fern's roots that grow downward from the underside of the stem
Rhizoids
A large group of plants found all over the world that do not need tubes to transport food; some are the smallest green plants
Algae
Not a fir, but a pine
Douglas Fir
A deciduous conifer with needles that turn deep gold before falling to the ground
Larch (Tamarack)
A tree that is a monocot and it's leaves are called fronds
Palms
A network of cells strung together in a threadlike structure that makes up the main part of the fungus
Mycelium
A fungus used to make penicillin and cheese
Mold
Reddish, aromatic wood that repels moths
Cedar
A deciduous conifer growing in the swamps of the South, projecting portions of its roots called knees
Bald Cypress
Long, thin leaves and drooping branches
Willow