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Big round (ages 12 and up): 🌳 Plants and trees · 🌦️ Weather. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.

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  1. 1.Plants make food using sunlight. What do we call making food from chemical energy instead?
    • A chemosynthesis
    • B transpiration
    • C germination
  2. 2.Winds blowing in different directions or speeds at different heights are called what?
    • A trade winds
    • B the jet stream
    • C wind shear
  3. 3.What is the underground network of thread-like fungus strands called?
    • A xylem
    • B mycelium
    • C chlorophyll
  4. 4.People say 10 inches of snow melts into 1 inch of water. Is that always true?
    • A yes, every time
    • B no, it is always 5 inches
    • C no, it changes from snow to snow
  5. 5.Of the world's roughly 1,400 crop plants, about what share need animals to pollinate them?
    • A almost 80%
    • B about 5%
    • C about 25%
  6. 6.In autumn, what does a tree send to its leaves to take apart chlorophyll?
    • A a spark of electricity
    • B rainwater
    • C an enzyme
  7. 7.In its first eight years, about how much does a young saguaro cactus grow?
    • A about 1 to 1.5 inches
    • B about 1 to 1.5 feet
    • C about 10 to 15 feet
  8. 8.Pollination moves pollen from a flower's anther to which part?
    • A the root
    • B the stigma
    • C the sepal
  9. 9.Fossils show relatives of coast redwoods thrived in which era, about 160 million years ago?
    • A the Bronze Age
    • B the Ice Age
    • C the Jurassic
  10. 10.Most pines drop their needles every few years. How long can bristlecone pine needles stay on?
    • A over 40 years
    • B about 1 year
    • C about 1 month
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  1. A: chemosynthesis. It feeds life in the dark deep ocean, where no plants can grow. Source: NOAA Ocean Exploration
  2. C: wind shear. Wind shear helps set up the spinning air inside storms that can form tornadoes. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
  3. B: mycelium. The single strands are called hyphae, and a network can be tiny or miles wide. Source: National Park Service
  4. C: no, it changes from snow to snow. Snow scientists say the ten-to-one rule is not always right: snow holds different amounts of water. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
  5. A: almost 80%. Visits from bees and other pollinators also give bigger, tastier fruit. Source: USDA Forest Service
  6. C: an enzyme. Once the green is gone, yellow and orange pigments that were hidden show through. Source: National Park Service
  7. A: about 1 to 1.5 inches. Saguaros grow so slowly that an adult is about 125 years old. Source: National Park Service
  8. B: the stigma. The anther is the male part that makes pollen; the stigma is the female part that receives it. Source: USDA Forest Service
  9. C: the Jurassic. Redwoods have grown in their present range for about 20 million years. Source: National Park Service
  10. A: over 40 years. Long-lasting needles help the tree through years when it cannot grow new ones. Source: National Park Service

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