Gymnosperms
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| What are conifers classified as angiosperms or gymnosperms? | gymnosperms
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| What type of tree is the most famous in the world? | giant sequoia
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| What is the oldest living tree on earth called? | Methuselah
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| What is an evergreen? | A tree that is green all winter long
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| What is the oldest type of tree on earth called? | bristlecone pines
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| Name the three kinds of leaves found on conifers. | needle-like, scale-like, and awl-like
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| What are the two different kinds of cones a conifer makes? | pollen cones and seed cones
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| How is a forest fire beneficial to a forest? | The decayed remains of burned trees fertilize the soil, and the cleared landscape becomes home to a larger variety of plant species than before.
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| What trees give evidence for the Bible's account of the worldwide Flood. | bristlecone pine
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| A female ginkgo must be at least 20 years old before it can make seeds - True or False | True
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| The male ginkgo is more valuable because its fleshy interior creates a terrible odor - True or False | False
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| Name two other gymnosperms that are not conifers. | cycad and ginkgo
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| What does conifer mean? | cone-bearer
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| What do junipers bear and what do they produce? | bear flowers and produce fruit
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| The yew plant makes cones - True or False | False
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| What is an aril? | a fleshy covering for the seed that looks a lot like a frut on the yew plant
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| Arils of a yew plant are quite poisonous to eat, but can be effective in the treatmemt of certain cancers - True or False | True
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| Which type of cone contains the eggs? | seed cones
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| What does the pollen cone contain? | pollen
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| How are conifer tress often shaped? | like a skinny "A"
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| Do evergreens lose their leaves? If so, how do they do this? | They do lose their leaves, just not all at once. Throughout the year they lose some leaves and then new leaves grow back to replace them.
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| Gymnosperm trees are often called what kind of tree? | softwood trees
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| Angiosperm trees are often called what kind of tree? | hardwood trees
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| About when did the worldwide Flood occur? | 4,700 years ago
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| What did the first Spanish explorer call the redwood trees? | "palo colorado" which means "red tree"
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| Think about this chapter and what you thought was interesting and why. |
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