Conifers and Palms

What are conifers?

• cone-bearing plants

• flower-bearing plants

Conifers produce two kinds of cones, one male and one female. They are the ________ and _________.

(choose two answers that apply)

• pollen cone

• seed cone

• flower cone

Conifers are huge trees with small _______ and scale leaves.

• broad

• needle

• flat

Conifers have three plant families.

(check the three families)

• Pine family

• Redwood family

• Cypress family

• Palm family

What is the tallest tree in the world?

• General Sherman Tree

• California Redwood Tree

• Cedar of Lebanon

What is the largest tree in the world?

• Coconut Tree

• General Sherman Tree

• California Redwood Tree

Conifers are evergreen plants which means that their leaves _________.

• fall in response to a season

• are kept all year-round even in winter

This is a tree that is an evergreen, but not a conifer.

• palm tree

• redwood tree

• pine tree

• cypress tree

Palm tree leaves are known as __________.

• fronds

• scales

• needles

Palm trees have ______________ system.

• taproot

• fibrous root