Conifer Identification and Life Cycle

What happens when the pinecone's scales open?

• The seeds can fall out.

• The tree dies.

• Two seeds grow.

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Why do many pine seeds have tiny wings?

• To help them fly.

• Wings are delicious.

• To keep them dry.

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Which is an example of a conifer?

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Conifers are called conifers because they produce _______________ ?

• flowers

• cones

• spores

• fruit

What type of tree has needles?

• Deciduous

• Dichotomous

• Coniferous

• Alternating

What tree species has flat & flexible needles?

• Shagbark

• Pine

• Spruce

• Fir

What species of coniferous tree contains needles in a bundle, the cross section forming a circle?

• Pine

• Spruce

• Fir

• Balsam

Match the leaf description to the correct conifer

• Juniper

• Needles are sharp, single, square

• Fir

• Needles are flat and friendly

• Spruce

• Needles are long, in bundles of 2 - 5

• Pine

• Scale like leaves

Identify the tree...

• Blue Spruce

• Balsam Fir

• Rocky Mountain Juniper

• White Pine

• Blue Spruce

• Cedar

• Aspen

• White Oak

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