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6 Science Test 2
1.5-1.8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algae | smallest of all green plants |
| saprophytes | fungi that feed on DEAD matter |
| fern | plant that has fronds and produces spores instead of seeds |
| yeast | fungus that converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide |
| mosses | green plants that have no true leaves, stems or roots |
| lichen | fungus and alga that work together as one plant form |
| mushroom | plant with a fruiting body |
| pinyon | pine that grows in the hot, dry southwestern states |
| pines | only conifers that have bundled needles |
| blue | spruce with attractive frosty needles, which is often planted as an ornamental |
| perennial | plant that lives and grows for many seasons |
| biennial | plant that lives for two years |
| deciduous | trees that lose their leaves in the fall |
| tree | tall plant with a single woody stem |
| conifers | trees that produce cones instead of flowers |
| spores | single cells that some plants produce instead of seeds |
| annual rings | tree age can be determined by counting these |
| California redwood | tallest kind of tree |
| giant sequoia | largest kind of tree |
| dendrologist | scientist who studies trees |
| cambium | layer where growth of tree takes place; it's directly under the bark |
| cedar | attractive reddish wood with pleasant smelling oil |
| fungi | plants that live without chlorophyll |
| rhizoids | roots of ferns |
| broadleaf | tree with broad, flat leaves; most have flowers and produce seeds |
| evergreen | tree that keeps its leaves year round |
| fronds | leaves of a palm tree or fern |
| kelp | kind of brown alga; the largest type of alga |
| mycelium | network of cells strung together in a thread like structure that makes up the main part of fungus |
| hyphae | tiny, white, harilike structures of a mold |
| bristlecone cone | oldest living thing |
| moss | plant that does not have tubes for moving nutrients and water and does not have any true leaves, stems or roots |
| mildew | fungus that can grow on wet clothes, shower stalls, and plants |
| mold | fungus used to make penicillin and cheese |
| sugar maple | source of maple syrup |
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Mrs_CC
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