Envirothon (Nebraska) fully solved graded A+ 2023/2024 latest update

Envirothon (Nebraska)Photosynthesis - correct answer The process in which plants take in CO2 sunlight and water to create glucose and oxygen Chlorophyll - correct answer The green pigment in plants that takes in the sunlight Transpiration - correct answer Process that moves water through the plant Xylem - correct answer Carries water DOWN Phloem - correct answer Carries water and nutrients up, but sometimes down. Cambium - correct answer Layer that makes new cells that become part of the phloem and is a part of the xylem. Makes trunks and branches thicker. Sapwood - correct answer Soft outer layers of new wood between heartwood and bark contains vascular tissue. Heartwood - correct answer Dense inner part of the tree, hardiest timber. Growth ring - correct answer Shows a year of growth on a tree, helps determine age. Roots - correct answer Part of the tree underground that takes in water. Trunk - correct answer Main part of the tree, main system everything grows off of. Crown - correct answer The _______ of a woody plant is the branches, leaves, and reproductive structures extending from the trunk or main stems. Conifer (Softwood) - correct answer Tree that produces cones and has needle or scale like leaves. Deciduous (Hardwood) - correct answer Broad leaves, sheds leaves annually. Dendrology - correct answer Study of trees Silviculture - correct answer Growing and cultivation of trees Arbor Day - correct answer State holiday that started in Nebraska 1885 Over 1 million trees planted on the first _________ How many acres of natural forest is in Nebraska? - correct answer 1.2 million How many acres of non-forest land is covered with trees in Nebraska? - correct answer 1.5 million What percent of land in Nebraska is forested? - correct answer 3% Types of forests in Nebraska - correct answer Ponderosa Pine forest of the pine ridge Wildcat Hills in Western Nebraska Riparian Forests along many waterways Nebraska National Forest NW (Bessy ranger district M) Samuel R Mkelvie National Forest MN Fontenelle Forest Crown Size - correct answer Size of the ______ of the tree. Top of the tree. Diameter - correct answer Length around the tree Basal Area - correct answer cross sectional area of a tree