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1.5-1.8

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algae   smallest of all green plants  
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saprophytes   fungi that feed on DEAD matter  
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fern   plant that has fronds and produces spores instead of seeds  
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yeast   fungus that converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide  
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mosses   green plants that have no true leaves, stems or roots  
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lichen   fungus and alga that work together as one plant form  
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mushroom   plant with a fruiting body  
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pinyon   pine that grows in the hot, dry southwestern states  
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pines   only conifers that have bundled needles  
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blue   spruce with attractive frosty needles, which is often planted as an ornamental  
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perennial   plant that lives and grows for many seasons  
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biennial   plant that lives for two years  
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deciduous   trees that lose their leaves in the fall  
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tree   tall plant with a single woody stem  
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conifers   trees that produce cones instead of flowers  
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spores   single cells that some plants produce instead of seeds  
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annual rings   tree age can be determined by counting these  
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California redwood   tallest kind of tree  
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giant sequoia   largest kind of tree  
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dendrologist   scientist who studies trees  
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cambium   layer where growth of tree takes place; it's directly under the bark  
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cedar   attractive reddish wood with pleasant smelling oil  
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fungi   plants that live without chlorophyll  
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rhizoids   roots of ferns  
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broadleaf   tree with broad, flat leaves; most have flowers and produce seeds  
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evergreen   tree that keeps its leaves year round  
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fronds   leaves of a palm tree or fern  
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kelp   kind of brown alga; the largest type of alga  
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mycelium   network of cells strung together in a thread like structure that makes up the main part of fungus  
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hyphae   tiny, white, harilike structures of a mold  
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bristlecone cone   oldest living thing  
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moss   plant that does not have tubes for moving nutrients and water and does not have any true leaves, stems or roots  
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mildew   fungus that can grow on wet clothes, shower stalls, and plants  
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mold   fungus used to make penicillin and cheese  
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sugar maple   source of maple syrup  
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