Trees Crossword
by Derek Baker
/ archived by Rigel Tormon
Across
- 1This type of dead plant cell moves water from the roots of a tree to its shoots and leaves
- 4This type of plant cell disperses sugars produced by the tree throughout itself
- 6This part of a tree trunk is the first line of defence agianst pests such as pine beetles
- 8Jack, Ponderosa and Jeffery are all North American species within this genus of needleleaf tree
- 9This genus of trees belonging to the beech family can be characterized by wavy lobate leaves and acorns
- 12The high value of this tropical hardwood has attributed to mass deforestation in regions of the world, as well as Effie Trinket's exclamation when Katniss stabbed the table made out of it in The Hunger Games
- 13The tall, slender trunks of the provincial tree of Alberta were used in tipi construction by the region's Indigenous people
- 14Though you difficult to see, half of the biomass of a tree can be found in this part, signifying its important to tree growth
- 15This hardy species of coniferous tree can be found in the high north. Its needles turn yellow as the seasons change
Down
- 2In addition to being a national symbol, the sugary sap produced by species of this genus of tree is the most important thing Canada produces and no one should tell you otherwise
- 3Trees use water and carbon dioxide in combination with sunlight to produce sugars for energy using this biological process
- 5Despite its name, this sweet and acidic tropical fruit does not actually grow on trees of the Pinaceae family and isn't a member of the Rosaceae family, either
- 7Found along California and the southernmost part of Oregon, the massive size of this species makes some individuals the tallest and oldest living trees on Earth
- 10In areas of higher latitudes, changes in the amount of daily ___ with the seasons makes deciduous trees lose their leaves in the colder months
- 11Technically known as the Taiga biome, this coniferous forest is found across most of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere, making up much of Canada and Russia