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1. Location of tree’s phloem |
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2. Main tissue of a tree trunk |
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3. Small pore that allows air to enter a stem |
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Layer of growth cells just below the bark of a tree |
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5. Place on a stem that leaves grow out of |
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6. Central core of a young woody stem |
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7. Rough outer covering of a tree |
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8. Waxy protective layer of a leaf |
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9. Location from which a tree grows in length |
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10. Layer of cells that forms at the base of a petiole to sever a leaf from a branch |
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11. Top leafy portion of a fully grown tree |
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12. The tissue that wood is composed of |
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13. Type of forest that grows up after a virgin forest is cut |
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14. Branch of forestry that deals with the care and culture of forest trees |
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15. Broadleaf trees are also called |
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16. Hard, dead, clogged wood at the center of a tree |
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17. Term for a system or object that produces carbon dioxide |
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18. Oldest living organisms on earth |
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19. Which leaf pigment gives leaves a yellow color |
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21. Which American forest region extends along the Mississippi River |
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Bottomland hardwood forest |
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22. Tree that loses its leaves in the fall and stays bear all winter |
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23. One layer of springwood and on layer of summerwood form what |
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24. Thick, small leaves at the tops of trees |
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25. What kind of forest is one that has not been influenced by man or used for timber |
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26. A tree’s growth in diameter |
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27. Scientists crossbreed trees with desirable characteristics to develop what kind of trees |
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28. Tree that produces male and female reproductive parts on separate trees |
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29. A young tree is called |
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30. What is the most destructive type of forest fire |
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31. Which method of deforestation involves removing all but a few selected trees from a given area |
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32. What kind of branching has several main branches close to the ground |
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33. All that remains on a branch after a leaf falls off |
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34. A tree’s living, functioning wood |
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35. Foresters deliberately setting fire to a forest under controlled conditions |
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36. Abnormal tree growth caused by insects |
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37. Groups of tall plants or trees |
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38. Northern and southern limit at which trees grow |
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39. Intensive forest management system that is intended to cause forests to grow more high quality trees that mature more quickly than they normally would is |
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40. Forest’s thick top layer of interlaced leaves is |
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41. Name the two types of tree roots |
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Taproots and spreading roots |
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42. Who was the first head of the US Forest Service |
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43. List the 3 functions of tree roots |
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Absorbing water and minerals, anchoring the tree, and storing food |
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44. Which method of deforestation involves removing all the trees from areas that are 100 acres or less |
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