Trees and Forests Vocabulary Review

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  1. 4. An organism that's made of both fungus and algae (plant) cells
  2. 5. Tiny tubes running up a plant's trunk that transport water and minerals upwards from the roots to the branches and leaves.
  3. 7. A perennial, woody plant that has a trunk and is at least a few metres tall
  4. 9. The outer covering of a tree that protects the inside
  5. 12. The green pigment inside plants. Traps light energy used for photosynthesis
  6. 13. A place that a type of animal or plant lives
  7. 14. The inner bark tissue of a tree that transports nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the tree
  8. 15. Trees that have cones and needles
  9. 16. The amount of different species living in an ecosystem
  10. 18. The care and use of forests. Works to protect forests
  11. 21. The loss of water through the pores in leaves
  12. 22. A plant eater
  13. 24. Living organisms that break down dead material
  14. 25. Any organism that can create its own food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
  15. 27. Rebuilding a forest by planting or reseeding
  16. 28. Non-living parts of an ecosystem
  17. 30. A small perennial plant
  18. 31. The process by which a plant uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to create sugar
  19. 32. A forested areas used for recreation
  20. 35. An area of living and non-living parts that interacts and lives together
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  1. 1. Living parts of an ecosystem
  2. 2. Activities you do for fun!
  3. 3. An organism that feeds on other organisms to gain matter and energy
  4. 6. The top branches and leaves of the trees in a forest
  5. 8. The chemical process of turning sugar into energy. It releases carbon dioxide.
  6. 10. A meat-eating animal
  7. 11. A gas made of carbon and oxygen. It's breathed out by humans and animals
  8. 17. An organism that eats both plants and animals
  9. 19. The practice of managing, conserving, and utilizing forests for wood products
  10. 20. Tiny holes on the underside of leaves that allow gases in and out of the leaves
  11. 23. Trees and plants that loves their leaves each fall
  12. 26. Small parts of coniferous trees which contain the seeds
  13. 29. Removing all the trees from a section of forest at once
  14. 33. A group of trees
  15. 34. A diagram showing the eating relationships of organisms in an ecosystem