1. Explain one possible advantage of the lechugilla plant having bitter tasting roots.
2. List three ways in which people who lived in the Big Bend country used the native plants.
3. Describe three adaptations that help plants survive in the desert.
4. Name one feature these three plants have in common.
5. How does the Desert Christmas Cactus compare to the Prickly Pear Cactus that can be found in the Chihuahuan Desert?
6. List two advantages of using native plants around buildings and houses.
7. Which of these flowers are you most likely to see when driving on a Texas highway? Explain why.
8. Explain how the original prairie plants have changed since people have settled in Texas.
9. Explain how prairie plants survive the periodic fires.
10. List two foods you have eaten recently (or ones that your mother put on the table that you politely declined!) that are grown in Texas.
11. How do trees get new rings?
12. In the summer of 2007, the entire state of Texas received large amounts of rain. Describe what the tree rings from this year will look like in the tree cookie.
13. Describe the habitat of a pitcher plant.
14. What kinds of human activities threaten the plants in a bog or baygall?
15. What adaptation does the bald cypress have that allows it to survive in standing water?
16. Why are bottomland hardwoods important to places where humans live?
17. List two ways in which sea grasses grow.
18. Why are sea grasses important to ocean animals?