Hyperion🌴
Photosynthesis ☀️🌳
Beavers 🦫
Habitats 🌎
Eugenie Clark🦈🐟
100

What is special about the California redwood tree called Hyperion?


  • It's the tallest tree in the world.
  • It's very tall.
  • It's a famous redwood tree.
100

What is photosynthesis?


  • How plants make food.
  • The process plants use to get energy.
  • Making food using sunlight.
100

What is one physical feature that makes beavers easy to spot?


  • Broad flat tails
  • Big teeth
  • Prominent teeth 
100

What is a habitat?

  • A place where an organism lives.
  • An environment where plants or animals live.
100

What animal was Eugenie Clark most interested in studying?


  • Sharks 
200

What are two facts you learned about Hyperion?


  • It is 115.9 meters tall.
  • It is about 600 years old.
  • It is in California.
  • It is a redwood tree.
200

What three things do plants need for photosynthesis?


  • Sunlight
  • Water
  • Carbon dioxide
200

Why does the author mention the beaver's strong jaws and big teeth?


  • To show how they cut down trees.
  • To explain how they build dams.
200

What are the two aquatic biomes?


  • Freshwater and marine.


200

True or False: Eugenie Clark believed all sharks were dangerous.


  • False


300

Why do scientists think Hyperion grew so tall?


  • Mild temperatures.
  • Heavy rainfall.
  • Favorable climate conditions.


300

Why is chlorophyll important?


  • It reacts with sunlight.
  • It helps photosynthesis happen.
  • It absorbs energy from sunlight.
300

Name TWO benefits that beaver dams provide to the environment.


  • Cleaner water
  • More wetlands
  • Homes for animals
  • Control flooding
  • Maintain water levels
300

Which biome is found near the equator?


  • Rainforest.


300

What was one myth about sharks that Clark helped disprove?


  • Sharks are dumb.
  • Sharks are deadly.
  • Most sharks attack humans.
  • Sharks are cruel monsters.
400

Why is Hyperion's exact location kept secret?


  • To protect it.
  • Tourists might damage it.
  • Someone could vandalize it.
400

How are plants different from animals when it comes to getting food?


  • Plants make their own food.
  • Animals eat other things.
  • Plants use sunlight to survive.


400

How do beavers help animals other than themselves?

  • Create wetlands.
  • Provide homes.
  • Improve water quality.
400

Which biome would be best for a cactus?


  • Desert.


400

Why was Eugenie Clark important to marine science?


  • She studied sharks.
  • She educated people about oceans.
  • She disproved myths about sharks.
  • She made important discoveries.
500

Do you think keeping Hyperion's location secret is a good idea? Why or why not?


Possible responses:

  • Yes, because it protects the tree.
  • No, because people should be able to see it.
  • Yes, but only scientists should visit it.
500

What might happen if photosynthesis suddenly stopped on Earth?


  • Plants would die.
  • Animals would have less food.
  • Oxygen levels would decrease.
  • Food chains would be affected.
  • Humans would have trouble surviving.
500

Imagine all the beaver dams in an area suddenly disappeared. What might happen?


  • More flooding.
  • Less clean water.
  • Fewer animal habitats.
  • Less protection for beavers.
  • Ecosystem changes. 
500

Which biome would you expect to have the fewest trees, and why?


  • Tundra or desert.


500

Why was discovering shark repellent important?


  • It allows people to study sharks more closely.
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