It's Microscopic! Ecology Terms Parts of a Trees What Kind of a Tree is It? Miscellaneous Tree Questions
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What is microscopic?
Structures too small to be easily seen with the naked eye
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What is competition?
The struggle against other organisms for needed resources
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What is wood?
The main tissue of a trunk
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What is a sapling?
The name of a young tree
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What is a crown fire?
The most destructive type of forest fire
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What are genes?
The units through which characteristics are passed from parents to offspring
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What is tolerance range?
The range of conditions in which an organism can survive
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What is bark?
The rough outer covering of a tree
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What is spreading branching?
This type of tree has several main branches close to the ground
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What is block cutting?
A method of deforestation that involves removing all the trees from areas that are 100 acres or less
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What is DNA?
The molecule that stores genetic information in a cell
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What is a limiting factor?
Any extreme condition outside an organism's tolerance range, which threatens its survival
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What is heartwood?
The hard, dead, clogged wood at the center of a tree
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What is the coast redwood?
The tallest tree species
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What is a carbon sink?
Any system or object that absorbs carbon dioxide from the environment
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What is a plant?
A cell that contains cellulose, large vacuoles, and chloroplasts would belong to this organism
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What is its carrying capacity?
The maximum number of organisms of a particular species that an ecosystem can support
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What is xylem?
Wood is composed of this tissue
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What are bristlecone pines?
The oldest living organisms on earth
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What is secondary growth?
Tree growth in diameter
Who is Van Leeuwenhoek?
The "Father of Microbiology"
What is pantheism?
The idea that nature is god
What is the vascular cambium?
The layer of growth cells just below the bark of a tree
What is a deciduous tree?
A tree that loses its leaves in the fall and stays bare all winter
Who Is Gifford Pinchot?
The first head of the US Forest Service






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