World of Trees
The description of a tree
What is a tall plant with a single woody stem
Broadleaf trees that grow in temperate climates and lose their leaves in the fall
What are deciduous trees
The cone-bearing family of trees
What are conifers
The smallest of all green plants
What is algae
It has especially thick, wide-spreading branches that produce acorns
What is an oak tree
A scientist who studies trees
What is a Dendrologist
The process of producing maple syrup and sugar
What is sugaring
A type of tree that keeps its leaves all year round
What are evergreens
It converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide
What is yeast
Small green plants without true leaves, stems or roots
What are mosses
Terms that describe plants that live for one, two, or many years
What are annual, biennial or perennial
The green substance in a leaf that breaks down in the fall
What is chlorophyll
This conifer is deciduous, and makes people smile
What are larches
A plant that has fronds and produces spores instead of seeds
What is a fern
What is a mushroom
An inner layer of light wood, an outer layer of dark wood, and what they tell us about trees.
What are annual growth rings & a tree's age
Common in North America, Indians made wigwams out of its papery bark
What is a birch tree
The largest kind of tree, it's biggest member has this special name
What are giant sequoia and General Sherman
A fungus and an alga that work together as one plant
What is lichen
This sideways tree grows in hot dry climates of the southwest
What is a pinyon pine
The layer of a tree's trunk where new growth takes place
What is the cambium layer
A tree with long thin leaves and drooping branches that grow best near water
What are willows
Its cones hang down from the tips of its branches, and it is a major source of tannin
What is a hemlock tree
A fungus that feeds on dead matter
What is a saprophyte
An organism that feeds on another living organism
What is a parasite