Conifers quiz

Which of the following terms is equivalent to 'softwood'?

• Angiosperm

• Deciduous

• Conifer

• Broadleaf

What characteristic is common to trees classified as hardwoods?

• They are evergreen

• They are cone-bearing

• They lose their leaves in fall

• They have needle-like leaves

What type of leaves do cedars have?

• Spiky needles

• Scale-like leaves

• Broad leaves

• Compound leaves

Which cedar would you most likely find in an early successional forest with dry soils?

• Atlantic white cedar

• Eastern white cedar

• Eastern red cedar

• None of the above

Which cedar type is this?

• Northern white cedar

• Atlantic White Cedar

• Eastern Redcedar

• Western Redcedar

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Which tree is this?

• American larch

• Red pine

• White spruce

• Eastern white pine

Which tree has needles in clusters of 3 that are stout, not flexible, usually twisted, and grow at right angles to the branchlets?

• Eastern White Pine

• American Larch

• Pitch Pine

• Hemlock

How are the needles of spruces attached to the twig?

• In bundles.

• Independently and in a square shape.

• They are not attached to the twig.

• In circular clusters.

Which tree has four-sided needles independently attached, branchlets that often droop downwards, and long (up to 8") cones?

• Colorado blue spruce

• Norway spruce

• Hemlock

• American larch

What characteristic do white spruce needles have compared to Norway and blue spruce needles?