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==Key Stage 1==
 
==Key Stage 1==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
A '''deciduous''' plant is any plant that loses its leaves in autumn.
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[[File:TreeAutumn.png|right|300px|thumb|A '''deciduous''' tree losing its [[Leaf|leaves]] in [[autumn]].]]
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A '''deciduous''' [[plant]] is any [[plant]] that loses its [[Leaf|leaves]] in [[autumn]].
 
: [[Adjective]]: '''Deciduous'''
 
: [[Adjective]]: '''Deciduous'''
 
===About Deciduous Plants===
 
===About Deciduous Plants===
'''Deciduous''' [[Tree|trees]] are the most common type of '''deciduous''' [[plant]], but you can also get '''deciduous''' [[Shrub|shrubs]].
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'''Deciduous''' [[Tree|trees]] are the most common type of '''deciduous''' [[plant]], but you can also get '''deciduous''' shrubs.
 
===Examples===
 
===Examples===
: A [[Hydrangea]] loses its [[Leaf|leaves]] in [[autumn]].
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{| class="wikitable"
: An [[Oak]] loses its [[Leaf|leaves]] in [[autumn]].
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|+ All of these trees lose their leaves in Autumn, so they are called '''deciduous''' trees.
===Used in a Sentence===
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: A [[Hydrangea]] loses its [[Leaf|leaves]] in [[autumn]] so it is a '''deciduous''' [[shrub]].
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|[[File:AppleTree.png|center|200px]]
: An [[Oak]] is '''deciduous''' because it loses its [[Leaf|leaves]] in [[autumn]].
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|[[File:AshTree.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:BeechTree.png|center|200px]]
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|An Apple Tree.
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|An Ash Tree.
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|A Beech Tree.
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|[[File:HorseChestnutTree.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:OakTree.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:SilverBirchTree.png|center|200px]]
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|A Horse Chestnut Tree.
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|An Oak Tree.
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|A Silver Birch Tree
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|}
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ These plants lose their leaves in Autumn, so they are deciduous, but they are not trees.
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|[[File:Hydrangea.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:RoseBush.png|center|200px]]
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|A Hydrangea.
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|An Rose Bush.
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|}
  
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===References===
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====Edexcel====
  
 
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Deciduous plants, page 135, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']
 
 
A type of [[plant]] that loses its [[leaf|leaves]] in [[winter]].
 

Latest revision as of 05:26, 17 November 2019

Key Stage 1

Meaning

A deciduous tree losing its leaves in autumn.

A deciduous plant is any plant that loses its leaves in autumn.

Adjective: Deciduous

About Deciduous Plants

Deciduous trees are the most common type of deciduous plant, but you can also get deciduous shrubs.

Examples

All of these trees lose their leaves in Autumn, so they are called deciduous trees.
AppleTree.png
AshTree.png
BeechTree.png
An Apple Tree. An Ash Tree. A Beech Tree.
HorseChestnutTree.png
OakTree.png
SilverBirchTree.png
A Horse Chestnut Tree. An Oak Tree. A Silver Birch Tree
These plants lose their leaves in Autumn, so they are deciduous, but they are not trees.
Hydrangea.png
RoseBush.png
A Hydrangea. An Rose Bush.

References

Edexcel

Deciduous plants, page 135, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel