The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

What is the title of the book we've been reading in class?

• "The Most Beautiful Roof in the World"

• "Rainforests and Why They are Important"

• "Rainforests"

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Who is the book about?

• Kathryn Lasky

• Marie Selby

• Meg Lowman

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What is Meg's occupation?

• Scientist

• Rainforest Scientist

• Botanist

• Entomologist

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The book, "The Most Beautiful Roof in the World," is what type of book?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Biography

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What is the definition of "herbivory"?

• things that eat plants

• leaf and plant eating by insects and other animals

• leaf and meat eating by insects

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What is the name of Meg's lab?

• The Botanical Gardens

• The Edward James Institute

• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

• She doesn't have a lab.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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What 2 women intrigued Meg when she was 10?

• Harriet Tubman & Rachel Carson

• Rachel Carson & Marie Selby

• Marie Selby & Harriet Tubman

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When traveling from country to country, you aren't allowed to bring certain things back with you. How is Meg able to do this?

• She isn't. She has to study the items where she finds them.

• She just brings them back in her suitcase and hopes she doesn't get caught.

• She has a special permit that allows her to be able to.

• The world knows she's a scientist, that's how.

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What was the main problem scientists have faced while exploring the rainforest?

• The ground

• The animals

• The plants

• The canopy

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Why do scientists call the canopy the "powerhouse" of the rainforest?

• It's the biggest part of the rainforest.

• It's the place where most of the photosynthesis occurs & where 95% of the biomass is produced.

• It's never been discovered like the rest of the rainforest has been.

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