Trees use sunlight to make _____. And energy helps the tree grow.
energy
soil
milk
water
Cones are always big.
False (Cones can be big or small and even corloful.)
The thin needles we find on evergreens help keep the water inside the trees, for as long as it can through winter.
True
Evergreens that have cones also have a special name. This group of plants is called ______.
Mosses and liverworts
Ferns
Conifers
Flowering plants
Some of the biggest conifers in the world are known as _________.
durian tree
willow tree
oak tree
giant sequoia tree
The seeds are a tasty snack for animals like _____, ______, and ______.
squirrels, chipmunks, and birds
What tree is it?
Maple tree
Fir tree
Spruce tree
A plant, bush, or tree has leaves for the whole year.
An eggplant
A deciduous tree
An evergreen plant
A sunflower
Name some well-known evergreens that you know?
Pine, fir, and spruce. (These trees are easiest recognize by their leaves.)
What tree is it?
Pine tree
Maple tree
Durian tree
Oak tree
This one is known for its broad, flat leaves, and brightly colored berries.
It's holly! Holly is not a Conifer so it does not make cones.
Even though, needles don't look like the leaves on other trees, they have the same job- ________.
to catch bird poop
to catch fish
to catch snow
to catch sunlight
When it's wintertime, all kinds of trees turn yellow and brown then fall.
False (Even when it's wintertime, many kinds of trees keep their green!)
The thin, pointy things on the evergreen trees are actually their ______ . We usually call them needles.
petals
trunks
leaves
roots
Some Sequoias can live for over 3,000 years, making them some of the oldest living things on the _____.
planet
Moon
Mars
What is the cone's job?
To make the seeds that will someday grow into new trees.
A ______ tree loses its leaves in autumn and grows new ones in the spring.
dreaming
neverold
evergreen
deciduous
Evergreens only grow where it's cold.
False (There're some plants in hot, dry places are Conifers, too.)
Cedar's leaves are thin and flat. This kind of leaf is called _____ they do seem a little like the thin and flat scales of a fish.
scale
Needles on evergreens are covered with a thin layer of stuff that's kind of like _____.
wax
sugar
coke
syrup
What tree is it?
Spruce tree
Pear tree
Peach tree
The waxy layer covering the neddles helps trap water inside the needles, so the tree doesn't _________.
turn yellow
dry out
get rich