Chapter 12.1

Question 1

What is a tall, perennial woody plant with a single main stem?

Answer 1

Tree

Question 2

What is the single main stem of a tree called?

Answer 2

Trunk

Question 3

What is a large woody plant that has several equally large stems instead of a single main stem?

Answer 3

Shrub

Question 4

What is the term for the top portion of a tree, including branches and leaves?

Answer 4

Crown

Question 5

What are trees that reproduce with seeds formed in flowers and that have broad, flat leaves?

Answer 5

Broadleaf trees

Question 6

What are trees that lose their leaves and stay bare all winter?

Answer 6

Deciduous

Question 7

What are trees that keep their leaves all winter?

Answer 7

Evergreen

Question 8

What is the most common gymnosperm, named for cone-shaped reproductive structures?

Answer 8

Conifers

Question 9

What are the tallest trees, which can reach heights of 200-300 feet?

Answer 9

Coast redwoods

Question 10

What are the second tallest trees, found in the western US and Canada?

Answer 10

Douglas firs

Question 11

What is the oldest known trees on the planet?

Answer 11

Bristlecone pine

Question 12

What are a unique variety of slow-growing, palm-like gymnosperms with no branches?

Answer 12

Cycads

Question 13

What is a unique species of Oriental gymnosperms that have short branches and fan-shaped leaves?

Answer 13

Ginkgo

Question 14

What is a tool you can use to identify particular animals or plants?

Answer 14

Dichotomous Identification Key