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