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Botany
Gymnosperms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do gymnosperms produce? | uncovered seeds |
| What are the most common gymnosperms? | conifers |
| What does conifer mean? | cone-bearer |
| Where are the largest trees in the world found and what are they? | California; Giant Sequoias (redwoods) |
| Where are the oldest trees in the world found and what are they? | California; Bristlecone pines |
| What is the name of the oldest tree in the world? | Methuselah |
| How does Methuselah provide evidence for the account of the worldwide flood reported in the Bible? | It's only about 4,700 years old, which is about when the Flood occurred. If the Flood didn't occur, there would be trees much older than that. |
| What are the three kinds of leaves conifers can have? | Needle-like Awl-like scale-like |
| What is the process by which conifers produce seeds? | They produce pollen cones and seed cones. When the pollen cones release their pollen, if it reaches a seed cone, fertiliztion occurs and seeds develop. |
| How long does it take for an egg to be fertilized? | a year |
| How can forest fires be beneficial to a forest? | The burned trees fertilize the soil and the cleared land becomes homes to a bigger variety of living things. |
| Name two conifers that don't produce cones. | Junipers and yews. |
| Name two gymnosperms that aren't conifers. | Cycads and ginkgo |
| Why are cycads considered gymnosperms? | Because they produce cones rather that fruits. |
| Describe a cycad. | It looks like a palm, but it produces cones. (grows in warm areas) |
| Describe the gingko. | It looks like an angiosperm because its leaves are broad and fall off before winter. (once thought it was extinct) |
| Why are gingkos considered gymnosperms? | They produce uncovered seeds. |
| What makes cycad and gingko different from other gymnosperms? | Cycads have wood and leaves like angiosperms, and ginkgos have leaves like angiosperms. |
| Why do people prefer to plant the male Ginkgo biloba? | The female ginkgo makes seeds, and when the seed coats come off, they smell terrible. |
| What we often call the wood that comes from a gymnosperm. | softwood |
| The false fruit produced by yews. | Aril |
| The female cones in a conifer that contain the seeds. | seed cones |
| A plant that retains its leaves through the winter. | evergreen |
| The male cones on a gymnosperm that are usually not noticeable. | Pollen cones |
| What we often call the wood that comes from angiosperm trees. | Hardwood |
| Plants that grow seeds in open containers. | Gymnosperms |
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