A forest growing where there are four seasons is a ______________ forest.

A forest containing many needled trees that bear cones is a ___________________ forest.

Darker rings of wood at the center of a tree trunk are called _________________.

The protective “skin” of the tree trunk is called the __________.

Circles in the wood of a tree trunk that show a year’s growth in a tree’s life are called ____________ rings.

The maple tree is dormant in _______________.

Less _______________ in the fall causes a leaf’s veins to become blocked.

An insect or worm that breaks down decaying dead things is a _____________________.

Ferns and mosses are green plants that begin as a __________.