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 




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