Forest Health

2. Clearing of forest
4. A tiny, single-celled particle that is used by some plants and fungi to reproduce
6. A tree that sheds leaves annually
10. The top layer of a forest
12. A species that is not native and causes harm
14. A plant or animal that is originally from New Zealand and has lived here naturally for a very long time.
15. A large, woody plant with a single trunk, branches, and leaves
17. A rapid, back-and-forth movement.
18. The small part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.
19. The variety of life in a particular ecosystem
22. Native to a geographic region
23. The complete collection of all the sounds in a particular place
24. Animals like bees, birds, and bats that help plants reproduce by carrying pollen from one flower to another.

1. A type of organism that grows in the forest, like a mushroom or mould.
3. The process by which a plant grows from a seed
5. A large area of land filled with many trees, as well as the plants, fungi, and animals that live there.
7. A sickness that can harm or kill plants and trees
8. A plant or animal bought into a country from another part of the world
9. The process of renewal and restoration of a forest after a disturbance
11. A living organism that grows in the ground, like a tree, a flower, a fern, or a moss.
13. The circular lines you can see in the trunk of a tree when it is cut down that can be used to work out the age of a tree
16. Trees that keep their needles or leaves all year round
20. A plant or animal that is native to a country, meaning it has lived there naturally for a very long time.
21. Another word for noises