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Extreme Trees: And How They Got That Way

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A giant sequoia tree growing in California has the nickname ---- Sherman.

a)

Major

b)

President

c)

General

d)

Colonel

2.

General Sherman is the heaviest living thing in the world! It's weight was compared to that of 400 what?

a)

400 school busses

b)

400 elephants

c)

400 blue whales

d)

400 children

3.

Kapok trees grow in what type of environment?

a)

Tundra

b)

Deserts

c)

Mountains

d)

Rain forests

4.

True or False: Kapok trees grow to be as thick and heavy as giant sequoia trees.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

When bark from the rainbow gum tree begins to fall off, what color is the new bark underneath?

a)

brown

b)

grey

c)

pink

d)

green

6.

Rainbow gum trees prefer what type of climate/weather?

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

7.

Silk Floss and Honey locust trees have spiky trunks. Why?

a)

To allow fruit to grow from the spikes.

b)

To prevent animals from eating it.

c)

To stop humans from cutting it down.

d)

To spread more seeds to the forest floor.

8.

A sticky substance leaks out from the Dragon's blood tree. What is this substance?

a)

blood

b)

sap

c)

resin

d)

syrup

9.

What is the reason the Dragon Blood tree leaks resin?

a)

To trap insects that try to eat the tree.

b)

To attract bees that will pollinate the tree.

c)

To seal up damaged wood on the tree.

d)

To fertilize the tree's root system.

10.

What type of tree did scientists think had gone extinct--just like the dinosaurs.

a)

chapel oak tree

b)

bottle tree

c)

banyan tree

d)

wollemi pine tree