Tree Jeopardy

Types of Trees

100

This tree has the highest sugar content in it's sap.

What is a Sugar Maple?

200

This tree was featured in a song in the Disney movie Jungle Book.

What is a Paw Paw tree?

300

This tree can be toxic to dogs and is named after the shape of it's leaves.

What is the Tulip Tree?

400

This tree is known as the "bird cherry" tree sometimes.

What is the Pin Cherry tree?

500

This is the largest willow tree in Ontario.

What is the Black Willow or the King Willow?

Threats to trees

100

To hit with a sharpened blade in a short downward stroke.

What is to chop?

200

A massive burning of trees

What is a forest fire

300

The invasive insect that is killing Ash trees all over Ontario.

What is the Emerald Ash boarer?

400

To bend a limb unitl it cracks.

What is to break branches?

500

Used around trees to kill weeds or pests.

What are chemicals and pesticides?

Trees and Biodiversity

100

Humans can not live without this and trees produce it.

What is oxygen?

200

It is what the tree pulls out of the air and holds it until the rain washes it away. 

What is soot or pollution?

300

What the tree sends out to warn other trees of a threat. 

What is a scent?

400

To coax pleasing melodies and harmonies from instruments or voices.

What is to make music?

500

Without this from the tree, we would not have shelter, or paper, or many other products.

What is wood/timber?

Parts of A Tree

100

The outer covering of woody stems, branches, roots and trunk of a tree.

What is bark?

200

The structure of a tree that provides support; draws food and water from the soil; and stores food.

What are roots?

300

A secondary woody stem or limb growing from the trunk or another limb.

What is a branch?

400

A tree juice that is clear and contains sugar.

What is sap?

500

The top section of the tree that carries all the foliage (leaves).

What is the crown?