Science: Trees and Forests

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Across
  1. 5. type of tree that has cones and needle-like leaves. These trees only drop needles little by little throughout the year ex. Douglas Fir, White Spruce, Logdepole Pine, Blue Spruce,
  2. 12. underground, roots, bugs and decomposers, known as the basement
  3. 13. damaging organism that can damage trees, plants, crops or livestock
  4. 16. a term for a cross section of a tree trunk used to tell age of a tree by counting the rings or can identify if the tree had any hardships like infestation, drought, competition, fire scars etc.
  5. 17. organisms that break down organic matter or dead plant and animal material, worms, bacteria, maggots, etc
  6. 22. part way up the tree trunks, larger shrubs, nests with birds, squirrels, etc
  7. 24. animal that eats vegetation like plants and vegetables no meat.
  8. 25. an animal hunted by other animals for food
  9. 26. carnivorous animal that hunts and kills and eats other animals
Down
  1. 1. broad leaves, drop leaves in autumn Fruit trees, Birch, Poplar, Aspen, Maple
  2. 2. plants or animals that make or manufacture their own food
  3. 3. plant or flower that only survives or grows for one year or season
  4. 4. more than one leaf on a twig or stem of a tree or plant
  5. 6. a single leaf on a stem or twig
  6. 7. group of plants and/or animals that live in harmony together to create a culture, they live cooperatively
  7. 8. the outside covering for a tree on it’s trunk that serves as protection for the tree, food for some animals and insects
  8. 9. animal that consumes primarily meat
  9. 10. second level of forest that has small shrubs and greenery cover, smaller animals live here
  10. 11. the process of keeping soil rich with nourishing materials for healthy plant growth, decomposers are a huge part of the nutrient cycle by breaking down dead materials to fertilize the soil
  11. 14. plant part produced by reproduction, cones-coniferous & flowers -deciduous trees
  12. 15. plants or animals that take in food from other sources and do not produce their own food
  13. 18. plant that lasts for more than two growing seasons and re-grows or continuously grows year after year
  14. 19. way up top the forest, roof of the forest
  15. 20. the underground part of a plant than is edible , the anchor of the tree that supports the tree in the ground
  16. 21. garbage left by humans in our forests and wetlands
  17. 23. bats, owls and skunks are nocturnal the rest in the daytime and are active at night