Ch 1 - Plentiful Plants (1.5 - 1.8) Flashcards
What is a tree?
A tree is a tall plant with a single woody stem.
What term describes a tree that lives for only one year?
annual
What term describes a tree that lives for only two years?
biennial
What term describes a tree that lives for many years?
perennial
What are the tallest living trees in the world?
California redwoods
Which trees do scientists believe may be the oldest living things on earth?
Bristlecone pines
What do we call scientists who study trees?
Dendrologists
What is the name of the structure at the tip of a stem that produces new growth?
A bud
What is the layer of the tree’s trunk where new growth of bark and wood takes place?
The cambium layer
Why is girdling harmful to a tree?
It prevents nourishment from reaching the roots, eventually causing the tree to die.
What is made of an inner band of light wood and an outer band of dark wood, and what do these bands tell us about a tree?
These are annual growth rings and they tell us how old a tree is.
Identify the tree family
birch
Identify the tree family
elm
Identify the tree family
maple
Identify the tree family
oak
Identify the tree family
willow
What do we call broadleaf trees that grow in termperate climates and lose their leaves in the autumn?
deciduous trees
What is a deciduous tree?
A deciduous tree is a tree that loses its leaves in autumn.
What tree group has mainly flower-bearing and seed-producing plants?
broadleaf trees
Why do some trees’ leaves change colour in the autumn?
A wall of cells blocks the flow of water and minerals into the leaf, and so the leaf stops producing chlorophyll. As the chlorophyll in the leaves deterorates, yellow and orange pigments begin to show through.
What is the process of producing maple syrup and sugar?
sugaring
Name the tree disease that is caused by a fungus and is most often spread by beetles that live within the tree’s bark?
Dutch Elm disease
Which tree family is cone-bearing?
conifers
Name the two different kinds of cones a conifer can produce?
pollen cones
seed cones
What is the term for a tree that keeps its leaves all year round?
evergreen
What is unique about larches?
They are deciduous conifers.
What is the name of the largest living sequoia?
General Sherman Tree
What are some differences between broadleaf trees and conifers?
Most broadleaf trees have a rounded top or crown; conifers tend to taper to a point.
Broadleaf trees grow outward as much as (sometimes more than) they grow upward; confiers concentrate on growing upward.
Conifers tend to have smaller leaves than broadleaf trees.
Most conifers are evergreen.