Unit Two Reading Three: Growth Facts and The Old GrandFather

How quickly does the Kudzu plant grow?

• At a rate of 30cm a day.

• At a rate of 0.3 cm a day

• At a rate of 60cm a day

• At a very slow rate.

Why is the Kudzu plant considered a pest?

• Because it grows fast.

• Because it moved to different countries.

• Because it grows over other plants.

• Because it can be found everywhere

What s the fastest-growing tree in the world?

• Weeping Willow

• Tulip Tree

• Paulownia Tree

• Ginko Bulobia Tree

Bristlecone pines only grow to a maximum height of __ m.

• 8

• 18

• 27

• 15

Different animals grow at different rates.

• True

• False

What is the fastest growing animal in the world?

• humans

• blue whales

• primates

• dogs

What length do newborn whales have?

• 2 meters

• 25 meters

• 200 meters

• 5 meters

Blue whales have hearts the size of ....

• a small car or boat

• a plane

• a bike

• a tree

What is the name of a coral's skeleton?

• cardboard

• reef

• bones

• heart

How old are some corals?

• 10,000 years old

• 8000 years old

• 700 years old

• 50 years old