Trees and Forests Review Gr. 6 Alberta

What is a biotic factor?

• Living things affecting other living things – example: a deer eating bark on a tree

• Non-living things affecting living things – example: water or wind affecting trees or animals

• A type of tree that shares the same characteristics as the other trees in its species

• Trees and shrubs that, unlike evergreens, lose their leaves and become dormant during the winter

What is an abiotic factor?

• Trees and shrubs that, unlike evergreens, lose their leaves and become dormant during the winter

• Living things affecting other living things – example: a deer eating bark on a tree

• A type of tree that shares the same characteristics as the other trees in its species

• Non-living things affecting living things – example: water or wind affecting trees or animals.

Which of the of the following is a biotic factor?

• deer

• soil

• wind

• water

which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• birds

• fish

• rock

• fungi

Photosynthesis is a process that releases what into the air?

• Carbon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Moisture

What shape of a leaf is this?

• Linear

• Lanceolate

• Ovate

• Oval

Which part of a tree is the inner bark that is alive?

• Cork

• Cambium

• Phloem

• Sapwood

What is a deciduous tree?

• Trees and shrubs that, unlike evergreens, lose their leaves and become dormant during the winter

• When forests are cut down and cleared to make space for farms or to sell the trees for lumber/paper products.

• A tree producing cones, and having leaves that do not fall off in the winter

• A tree that has died

What is a coniferous tree?

• Trees and shrubs that, unlike evergreens, lose their leaves and become dormant during the winter

• A tree producing cones, and having leaves that do not fall off in the winter

• When forests are cut down and cleared to make space for farms or to sell the trees for lumber/paper products

• A tree that is still alive

How can scientists study tree cookies to learn more about the life of a tree?

• They can look at a dendrodisc to see how old the tree is by counting the number of dark and light rings there are.

• They can also see how narrow or wide the rings are to determine how the tree grew.

• If the tree had good conditions, the rings will be wider.

• We can also tell if a tree was damaged by looking for scars in the tree.

• All of the above