Observing God's World Test 2

Question 1

the smallest of all green plants

Answer 1

some algae

Question 2

fungi that feed on dead matter

Answer 2

saprophytes

Question 3

a plant that has fronds and produces spores instead of seeds

Answer 3

fern

Question 4

fungus that converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide

Answer 4

yeast

Question 5

green plants that have no true leaves, stems, or roots

Answer 5

mosses

Question 6

a plant formed by fungus and alga working together

Answer 6

lichen

Question 7

plant with a fruiting body

Answer 7

mushroom

Question 8

it grows in the hot, dry climate of the southwestern states

Answer 8

pinyon pine

Question 9

the only conifers with bundles of needles

Answer 9

pines

Question 10

attractive tree with frosty needles

Answer 10

blue spruce

Question 11

a plant that continues to live and grow for many seasons

Answer 11

perennial

Question 12

a plant that lives for two years

Answer 12

biennial

Question 13

trees that lose their leaves in the fall

Answer 13

deciduous

Question 14

a tall plant with a single woody stem

Answer 14

tree

Question 15

trees that bear cones instead of flowers

Answer 15

conifers

Question 16

single cells that some plants produce instead of seeds

Answer 16

spores

Question 17

used to determine the age of a tree

Answer 17

annual rings

Question 18

tallest kind of tree

Answer 18

California redwood

Question 19

largest kind of tree

Answer 19

giant sequoia

Question 20

scientists who study trees

Answer 20

dendrologist

Question 21

the layer in which growth in a tree takes place

Answer 21

cambium layer

Question 22

has an attractive reddish wood and oil that produces a pleasant fragrance

Answer 22

cedar

Question 23

plants that can live without chlorophyll

Answer 23

fungi

Question 24

the roots of ferns

Answer 24

rhizoids

Question 25

North American trees that are members of the cypress family and have reddish wood

Answer 25

cedar

Question 26

trees with especially thick, wide-spreading branches

Answer 26

oak

Question 27

these trees have long, thin leaves and drooping branches... grows best near water

Answer 27

willow

Question 28

trees from this variety are the oldest living things

Answer 28

pine

Question 29

tree that is a good source of sugar and syrup

Answer 29

maple

Question 30

this tree grows in swamps and lagoons of the South

Answer 30

bald cypress

Question 31

this tree is a chief american source of tannin

Answer 31

hemlock

Question 32

this tree has smooth, white, papery bark that peels off in thin layers

Answer 32

birch

Question 33

this tree has blunt and soft needles and its cones stick straight up from the tops of the branches

Answer 33

fir

Question 34

a monocot tree and its leaves are called fronds

Answer 34

palm