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Lesson 10
Gymnosperms
| QUESTIONS | ANSWERS |
|---|---|
| Pinecones are containers for what? | Seeds |
| What kind of seeds to pinecones contain? | CONIFER SEEDS |
| WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPE OF SEED MAKING PLANTS? | ANGIOSPERMS AND GYMNOSPERMS |
| WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON GYMNOSPERM? | CONIFERS |
| WHAT DOES CONIFER MEAN? | CONE-BEARER |
| ARE CONIFERS FOUND MOSTLY IN THE WARMER OR COOLER REGION? | COOLER |
| WHAT ARE THE LARGEST AND OLDEST TREES ON EARTH? | CONIFERS |
| HOW OLD ARE SOME OF THE SEQUOIAS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST? | MORE THAN 3,000 YEARS OLD |
| HOW HIGH DO SOME SEQUOIAS REACH? | MORE THAN 300 FEET |
| HOW THICK CAN SOME SEQUOIAS' BARK BE? | UP TO 2 FEET THICK |
| WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A GIANT SEQUOIA? | REDWOOD TREE |
| WHAT IS THE OLDEST TYPE OF TREE ON EARTH? | BRISTLECONE PINE |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OLDEST KNOWN TREE ON EARTH? | METHUSELAH |
| wHO WAS METHUSELAH? | HE WAS NOAH'S GRANDFATHER AND OLDEST KNOWN MAN |
| HOW OLD IS THIS TREE CALLED METHUSELAH? | OVER 4,700 YEARS OLD |
| WHY IS THE BRISTLECONE PINE ONLY 4,700 YEARS OLD? | THE FLOOD HAPPENED THAT LONG AGO AND DESTROYED ALL THE TREES |
| ARE GYMNOSPERMS HARDWOOD OR SOFTWOOD? | SOFTWOOD |
| ARE ANGIOSPERMS HARDWOOD OR SOFTWOOD? | HARDWOOD |
| WHAT ARE SOME BENEFITS OF SOFT WOOD? | EASIER TO CUT,LIGHTER TO LIFT, EASIER TO MAKE THINGS OUT OF. |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF A TREE THAT KEEPS ITS LEAVES DURING THE WINTER? | EVERGREEN |
| NAME THREE TYPES OF CONIFER LEAVES. | NEEDLE-LIKE, SCALE-LIKE, AWL-LIKE |
| WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF A CONIFER TREE? | LIKE A SKINNY 'A' |
| WHY IS THE CONIFER TREE SHAPE GOOD? | IT ALLOWS SNOW TO FALL OFF THE BRANCHES. |
| WHY IS IT GOOD IN THE WINTER FOR CONIFERS TO BE SOFT WOOD TREES? | SO THEIR BRANCHES CAN BEND AND DROP SNOW INSTEAD OF BREAKING LIKE HARD WOOD. |
| ARE CONIFERS THE ONLY KIND OF GYMNOSPERM? | NO, BUT THEY ARE THE MOST COMMON |
| EACH CONIFER MAKES TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PINECONES, WHAT ARE THEY? | POLLEN CONES AND SEED CONES |
| IS THE POLLEN CONE THE MALE OF FEMALE? | MALE |
| IS THE SEED CONE THE MALE OR FEMALE? | FEMALE |
| DO BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CONES GROW ON ONE TREE? | YES |
| WHICH ARE SOFTER, POLLEN CONES OR SEED CONES? | POLLEN |
| WHEN IS POLLEN PRODUCED AND LET OUT INTO THE AIR? | SPRING |
| HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A POLLINATED CONIFER SEED TO GROW? | ONE YEAR |
| WHAT TYPE OF DAY DOES THE PINECONE OPEN ON? | A WARM, DRY DAY |
| WHAT IS ATTACHED TO EACH SEED? | A LITTLE WING CALLED A KEY |
| ARE FOREST FIRES GOOD OR BAD? | BAD FOR HOMES, GOOD FOR LAND AND PLANT GROWTH |
| WHY ARE THEY GOOD? | THE BURNED AND DECAYING TREES FERTILIZE THE GROUND AND ALLOW A VARIETY OF NEW PLANT GROWTH. |
| DO ALL CONIFERS BEAR CONES? | NO |
| WHAT CONIFER DOES NOT BEAR CONES? | JUNIPER BUSH AND TREE |
| WHAT DO JUNIPER CONES LOOK LIKE? | BERRIES |
| DO JUNIPER BUSHES HAVE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE PARTS? | NO, THEY ARE ON SEPARATE BUSHES |
| WHAT IS A YEW? | ANOTHER CONIFER THAT DOES NOT MAKE CONES |
| WHAT IS AN ARIL? | A FLESHY COVERING FOR THE YEW THAT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A FRUIT |
| ARE YEWS GOOD TO EAT? | NO, THEY ARE POISONOUS |
| IS THERE ANY GOOD TO A YEW? | YES, THEY HAVE A CHEMICAL THAT IS BEING USED IN CANCER TREATMENT |
| WHAT IS A CYCAD? | A GYMNOSPERM THAT IS OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR A PALM TREE |
| WHY IS A CYCAD CONSIDERED A GYMNOSPERM? | BECAUSE THEIR SEED ARE MADE IN OPEN CONTAINERS |
| DESCRIBE THE GINKGO. | IT HAS BROAD FLAT LEAVES THAT FALL OFF DURING THE WINTER AND REGROW IN THE SPRING. |
| IS THE GINKGO A GYMNOSPERM? AND WHY? | YES, BECAUSE IT HAS UNCOVERED SEEDS |
| WHY DO PEOPLE PREFER THE MALE GINKGO BILOBA? | THE FEMALE HAS A SEED THAT OPENS UP WITH A VOMIT SMELL |
| WHAT ARE GINKGO SEEDS USED FOR? | MEDICINE |
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