lesson11

Question 1

what are the three kinds of conifer leaves

Answer 1

needle like scale like and awl like

Question 2

what is the process by which conifers produce seeds

Answer 2

conifers have two cones, the male pollen cone and the female seed cone which contains eggs. when the pollen cone releses pollen some of it reaches the eggs in the seed cones. fertilization then happens and seeds begin to form inside the seed cone

Question 3

why are cayads considered genosperms

Answer 3

because their seeds are made in open containers,cones,rather than closed fruit.

Question 4

describe a cayad

Answer 4

it has a palm tree trunk, a whorl of palm leaves. and its cones are produced in the center of the leaf whorl

Question 5

describe the ginkgo

Answer 5

its leaves are broad and flat like an angeosperm. it also loses its leaves in the fall and regrows them in the spring which means its deciduous

Question 6

why are ginkos considered gymnosperms.

Answer 6

because they produce uncovered seeds

Question 7

why people prefer to plant the male ginko bilboa

Answer 7

because the female produces seeds with a terrible odor

Question 8

name four kinds of forests

Answer 8

tropical rain forest, boreal forests, temperate deciduous forests, and temprate coniferous forests

Question 9

how can forest fires be beneifical to a forest

Answer 9

the decayed remains of burned trees fertilize the soil,the cleared landscape can become home to a larger veriety of plant species that was there before, and a controlled burning can promote the health of a certain part of the forest