Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Texas Plants and Animals

" ​ ​​ (a)   " is NOT a crop that grows in Texas?

• Peas
• Corn
• Cotton
• Grapefruit

____ is the most valuable crop sold around the world.

Texas crops that depend on warm weather, such as oranges and grapefruits, are mostly

grown in which area of the state?

• Rio Grande Valley

• Panhandle

• Guadalupe Mountains

• Gulf of Mexico coast

Why can palm trees grow in the southern parts of Texas but not in the northern parts?

• In the north, they would be damaged by summer breezes.

• In the north, they would not get enough rain in the fall.

• In the north, they would get too much heat in the summer.

• In the north, they would not survive winter temperatures.

Cantaloupes are the official state of Texas' fruit.

• True

• False