Trees and Leaves Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
perennial | lives for more than two years |
trunk | single stem that supports the tree |
roots | brings water and nutrients to the tree |
deciduous | trees that drop their leaves at the end of the growing season in the fall |
coniferous | trees have needles for “leaves” and cones; keep their needles all year and will drop their cones |
crown | holds branches and the leaves |
branches | provides support and movement of water and nutrients transported through trees |
photosynthesis | food is made for the tree and oxygen for all living things |
simple leaves | leaves with only one blade |
compound leaves | leaves with more than one blade |
glucose | main source of nutrition for plants |
xylem | transport tissue |
stomata | openings that absorb carbon dioxide |
palisades | cells that take in hydrogen and carbon dioxide |
spongy cells | cells that take in hydrogen and carbon dioxide |
chloroplasts | filled with green pigment; cell structure |
chlorophyll | green pigment |
dendrology | science and study of wooded plants |
tree cookies | cross sections of tree trunks that tell how the tree has grown |
dendrochronology | the scientific method of dating tree rings |
dendrochronologist | scientists who study the rings of trees |
producers | things that make the food for all living things in the forest |
consumers | living organisms that eat from other sources |
primary consumers | herbivores (only eat plants) |
secondary consumers | carnivores (eat meat) |
decomposers | tiny organisms that feed on the dead remains of plants and animals |
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