Levels of the Forest
Leaf classification
Tree Cookies
Photosynthesis
This and that
100
What level of the forest is the top level?
What is canopy
100
What are two examples of leaf arrangements?
What is whorl, basal, opposite, and alternate
100
Why are the growth rings so close together?
What is drought or competition.
100
A gas that is often released from humans, animals, cars and other sources of pollutants.
What is carbon dioxide
100
What are threats to the forest?
What is pollution, fire, construction, habitat loss, deforestation, disease, etc.
200
What level do worms, bacteria, and millipeds live in?
What is the forest floor
200
What leaf is heart shaped?
What is cordate
200
What happens to the growth rings if a tree grows on a slope?
What is growth rings close together on 1 side
200
Comes from the ground and is absorbed by the tree roots.
What is water
200
Breaks down dead matter back into the soil.
What are decomposers
300
Worms, insects, toads, spider, millipedes live here
What is the forest floor
300
What type of leaves have more then one blade on a petiole?
What are compound leaves
300
What is another name for xylem?
What is sapwood
300
Living organisms need this gas to live.
What is oxygen
300
The washing away of soil
What is erosion
400
An organsim that can be a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?
What is consumer
400
What is the name of the leaf that is round?
What is obicular
400
What is the name of the center of the tree cookie?
What is heartwood
400
Chemical in a leaf that captures heat energy.
What is chlorophyll
400
The part of the tree that produces new wood
What is cambium
500
Forests can be filled with 2 types of trees. What are these 2 types.
What is deciduous and coniferous.
500
What is what is the tip of the leaf called?
What is apex
500
I protect the tree from insects and trauma.
What is outer bark
500
The food, the tree produces for itself.
What is glucose
500
What is transpiration?
What is evaporation of water from plant leaves.