Botany Lesson 11- Gymnosperms

Oldest individual trees on earth

• bristlecones pines

• conifer

• hardwood trees

• pollen cones

• seed cones

Male cones which are generally softer and

harder to see than female cones

• bristlecones pines

• conifer

• hardwood trees

• pollen cones

• seed cones

Angiosperm tree which has dense, heavy

wood

• bristlecones pines

• conifer

• hardwood trees

• pollen cones

• seed cones

The most common group of gymnosperms

which produce seeds that are nestled on the

slats of an open cone

• bristlecones pines

• conifer

• hardwood trees

• pollen cones

• seed cones

Tree that stays green all winter

• bristlecones pines

• evergreen

• hardwood trees

• pollen cones

• seed cones

Gymnosperm tree which is used frequently

for furniture because it is light and easy to cut

and sand

• softwood tree

• evergreen

• hardwood trees

• pollen cones

• seed cones

Female cones which produce seeds

• softwood tree

• evergreen

• hardwood trees

• pollen cones

• seed cones

Word Bank

aril

juniper

conifer

key

cycad

yew

ginkgo

false

Each seed in a pinecone is attached to a little wing, called a _____,

which will help it float to a new area to grow a new tree.

Word Bank

aril

juniper

conifer

key

cycad

yew

ginkgo

false

The name ________ means cone-bearer.

Word Bank

aril

juniper

conifer

key

cycad

yew

ginkgo

false

Two kinds of conifer that do not produce cones are the _____

and the ______.