Mrs. Engbrecht 7th Grade Red Team Tree Notes Mrs. Engbrecht 7th Grade Red Team

There are 2 types of trees What is the major difference between trees in the back yard of the school?

2 Types of Trees Coniferous Deciduous Keeps leaves all year Looses leaves in the fall

Parts of Conifer Leaf Leaf Sheath Twig Green needle part Papery covering Holds needles together Twig Small part of the branch

Forms of the leaf Needle like leaves Scale like Awl like

2 Types of Deciduous Trees Gymnosperm No seed cover Angiosperm Has seed cover

Deciduous Leaf Parts Veins Midrib vein Down the middle Petiole Stem

Deciduous Leaf Parts Blade Node Twig Main green part Contains chloroplasts Node Where leaf attaches Twig

Final Thought Take the names of trees that you know and try to put them in to the two categories that you now know.

Acronym Write down what you think this word means.

BASS V LEGS Bark description (color and texture on twigs) Alternate around/alternate beside/opposite/whorled Simple/pinnate/double pinnate/palmate Shape of tree (without leaves) Veins (pinnate/palmate/parallel) Lobed/unlobed blades Edge (smooth – coarse/finely toothed) General leaf size (width and length of one blade) Seeds (describe and rub/draw)

Differences Look at your list of differences and see if you came up with some of the same answers as the BASS V LEGS.

Question of the day How do plants move food and nutrients throughout the whole plant?

Veins Pinnate Parallel Palmate

Leaf Edges Smooth Toothed / serrated

Leaf Differences Look at this picture. Is it one leaf or more than one?

Types of Leaves Simple One petiole and one blade

Types of Leaves Pinnately compound Double pinnately compound Palmately compound

Lobed/Unlobed Lobed Unlobed

Which picture shows arrangement?

Alternate One leaf at each node Around or Beside

Opposite Two leaves at each node

Whorled More than two leaves which come out of each node