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- What makes leaves turn green?
- Chlorophyll
- What are the two types of flowers on the maple trees?
- The Male and the Female
- Name 3 trees that have broad,flat leaves.
- Maple,Oak, Birch, Gum, Sassafars or Beech
- What shape do conifer trees usually grow into?
- A Triangular Shape
- How often do broad leaf trees grow new leaves?
- Every Spring
- What does bark do for a tree?
- It covers and protects the wood from being damaged.
- Name the 5 parts of a tree trunk.
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Outer Bark
Inner Bark
Sapwood
Heartwood
Cambium - Name 3 things that sap from a tree may be used for.
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Maple syrup
Chewing gum
Paint thinner
Rubber - What does each female flower on a maple tree produce?
- Two seeds
- Name the three colors maple leaves can turn in the fall.
- Orange, Yellow, Red
- What part of the tree makes the food?
- The Leaves
- What do trees mainly rely on to carry their seeds?
- The Wind
- Does chocolate come from trees?
- Yes
- What season can you get seeds and nuts from a tree?
- Fall
- What does photosynthesis mean?
- The making of food by plants.
- What is the job of a tree trunk?
- To take the sugary sap to the roots and water to the leaves.
- What is the skin of a tree?
- The Bark
- What can wild life get in a mixed woods all year round?
- Food
- Where can you find sap in a tree?
- The Trunk
- Pines, cedars, firs, spruces and redwoods are known as what kinds of trees?
- Evergreens
- Name 2 types of evergreens.
- Cedar, Pine, Spruce, Cypress, Fur
- What is mutualism?
- Animals and fungi that live in trees and helps the trees by eating its enemies.
- What is the tallest tree in the world?
- The Redwood
- What are a trees largest branches?
- The limbs
- Name the two directions all trees grow.
- Upward and outward
- Where do buds appear on a maple tree?
- On the tips on the branches.
- What are young trees called?
- Sapling
- How tall must a tree be in order not to be a shrub?
- 20 feet tall
- What season are leaves juicy and green?
- Summer
- What do conifers leaves look like?
- Needles or tiny scales
- What is the name of the tree that is neither a conifer or broad leaf?
- Ginkgos
- What kind of tree do you find broadleaves?
- A Deciduous Tree
- What type of trees can you find cones on?
- Coniferous Trees
- Name the two types of trees.
- Conifers and Broadleaves
- What does germinate mean?
- When a seed begins to grow.
- What do broadleaves look like?
- Thin and Flat
- Name the 3 things that buds on trees will form in the spring.
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1. Flowers
2. Seeds
3. leaves - When do clusters of bright red buds appear on maple trees?
- Spring
- What are new trees called?
- Seedlings
- What job do the roots of a tree have?
- Roots absorb water for the tree and it anchors it down.
- What do trees give off as they make their food?
- Oxygen
- Do evergreen trees every change color?
- No
- What is a forest?
- Large number of trees that grow close to each other.
- What shape are broad-leaved trees?
- Usually rounded