Forestry Science Olympiad

What type of leaf attachment is this?

• Alternate

• Opposite

• Whorled

Deciduous trees have... (choose 2)

• Waxy needle-like leaves

• Broad-large leaves

• Cones

• Flowers

Coniferous trees have... (choose 2)

• Waxy needle-like leaves

• Broad-large leaves

• Cones

• Flowers

When the rings in a tree cookie are far apart, we can tell that the tree

• Produced fruit, which slowed its growth rate

• Produced seedlings, which increased its growth rate

• Grew quickly as a result of increased rainfall

• Grew more slowly as a result of drought conditions

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What was the cause of damage to this tree?

• broken branches

• insect damage

• growing on a slope

• drought

What are the two types of trees?

• green trees and blue trees

• tiny trees and big trees

• deciduous and coniferous

____________   trees shed their leaves seasonally as the weather cools during the autumn months.

• coniferous

• deciduous

Dendrochonology is the study of what?

• Trees

• Plants

• Insects and animals

• Tree cookies

What was the cause of damage to this tree?

• fire

• insect damage

• growing on a slope

• drought

• Virginia Pine

• Subalipine Fir

• Knobcone Pine

• Quaking Aspen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2