Male cones which are generally softer and harder to see than female cones

Angiosperm tree which has dense, heavy wood

The most common group of gymnosperms which produce seeds that are nestled on the slats of an open cone

Tree that stays green all winter

Gymnosperm tree which is used frequently for furniture because it is light and easy to cut and sand

Female cones which produce seeds

Each seed in a pinecone is attached to a little wing, called a ___, which will help it float to a new area to grow a new tree.

The name ___ means cone-bearer

Two kinds of conifer that do not produce cones are the ___and the ___.

The yew produces an ___ , which is a fleshy covering for a seed that looks like a fruit, but which is sometimes called a ___ fruit.

One type of gymnosperm that is not a conifer is the ___, which produces cones in the center of its whorls of palm-like leaves.

Another type of gymnosperm that is not a conifer is the ___, which has broad, flat leaves like an angiosperm but which produces uncovered seeds.

The female ginko plants are popular for decoration.

Before 1691, the ginko plant was thought to be extinct, but then a single species, Ginko bilboa, was discovered in Japan.

Yews have a natural chemical in them called “taxol,” which can be effective in treating certain kinds of cancer

Although forest fires can cause a lot of damage, they can also be beneficial to a forest.

Once the pollen reaches the eggs in a female cone, it takes about a week for the egg to be completely fertilized in order for the seed to form.

Pinecones open up to release their seeds on wet, cold days.

Although most conifers have male and female cones on the same tree, junipers have male trees producing pollen and female trees producing eggs.

The soft wood and “A” shape of conifers make their branches more likely than those of angiosperm trees to break off from the weight of a heavy snow.

The world’s oldest living tree has been around since the time of Noah.