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Big round (ages 12 and up): 🌳 Plants and trees. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.What is the underground network of thread-like fungus strands called?
- A xylem
- B mycelium
- C chlorophyll
- 2.In its first eight years, about how much does a young saguaro cactus grow?
- A about 10 to 15 feet
- B about 1 to 1.5 inches
- C about 1 to 1.5 feet
- 3.Most pines drop their needles every few years. How long can bristlecone pine needles stay on?
- A over 40 years
- B about 1 month
- C about 1 year
- 4.Plants make food using sunlight. What do we call making food from chemical energy instead?
- A transpiration
- B chemosynthesis
- C germination
- 5.Pollination moves pollen from a flower's anther to which part?
- A the root
- B the sepal
- C the stigma
- 6.In autumn, what does a tree send to its leaves to take apart chlorophyll?
- A an enzyme
- B a spark of electricity
- C rainwater
- 7.Of the world's roughly 1,400 crop plants, about what share need animals to pollinate them?
- A about 5%
- B about 25%
- C almost 80%
- 8.Fossils show relatives of coast redwoods thrived in which era, about 160 million years ago?
- A the Bronze Age
- B the Jurassic
- C the Ice Age
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- B: mycelium. The single strands are called hyphae, and a network can be tiny or miles wide. Source: National Park Service
- B: about 1 to 1.5 inches. Saguaros grow so slowly that an adult is about 125 years old. Source: National Park Service
- A: over 40 years. Long-lasting needles help the tree through years when it cannot grow new ones. Source: National Park Service
- B: chemosynthesis. It feeds life in the dark deep ocean, where no plants can grow. Source: NOAA Ocean Exploration
- C: the stigma. The anther is the male part that makes pollen; the stigma is the female part that receives it. Source: USDA Forest Service
- A: an enzyme. Once the green is gone, yellow and orange pigments that were hidden show through. Source: National Park Service
- C: almost 80%. Visits from bees and other pollinators also give bigger, tastier fruit. Source: USDA Forest Service
- B: the Jurassic. Redwoods have grown in their present range for about 20 million years. Source: National Park Service
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