Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - Plant Parts
Did You Know?
Fruits aren’t just tasty snacks – they have a special job in helping plants survive! For example, the saguaro cactus grows fruit filled with seeds that many animals, like birds and bats, love to eat. When these animals travel, they drop the seeds in different places, giving the cactus a chance to grow in new spots. It’s a brilliant system for spreading life far and wide.
Word Challenge
An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. For example, the antonym of ‘up’ is ‘down’.
Write the antonym of each word underlined in ‘Did You Know?’ paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Copy the following sentence, adding the necessary punctuation marks.
This fruit looks delicious exclaimed the hungry tortoise as he plodded towards the towering saguaro cactus
Number Challenge
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- The ruby red fruit of a saguaro cactus contains around 2,000 seeds.
If you want to share the 2,000 seeds equally with your friends, how many friends could you share them with?
Critical Thinking
A new species of cactus has been discovered, and scientists have described its fruit as ‘beautiful and bizarre.
Draw how you imagine the fruit of this newly discovered cactus might look.