Vocabulary
A burrow is a type of
a) hole
b) food
c) tree
d) animal
a) hole
What does the mold on the pumpkin look like?
a) a happy grin
b) moss
c) blue chicken pox
d) a balloon which has burst
c) blue chicken pox
A shrew can be caught by a predator. A predator is
a) an animal that eats only plants.
b) an animal that hunts other animals for food.
c) a type of spider's web.
d) an old tree that has sticky vines
b) an animal that hunts other animals for food.
Which of these is not a rotter?
a) bacteria
b) insects
c) soil
d) animals
c) soil
An antonym for droop is
a) curl.
b) rush.
c) rise.
d) sink.
c) rise.
Which of these is an opinion about rot?
a) Rot is a mighty force.
b) Rotters are mostly animals and plants.
c) Everything eats something else.
d) Rot is a part of the cycle of life.
a) Rot is a mighty force.
Rot makes an apple shrivel up. What does that mean?
This means that the apple becomes wrinkled and small.
Why does the tree in the selection fall?
It has a core that became rotten.
What would happen if things did not rot?
Dead things would pile up and could smother the earth.
To what type of clock does the author compare the cycle of life?
The cycle of life is like a clock that never stops.
What happens in the springtime with the cycle of life?
In the spring, the cycle of life begins again.
What happens after the ichneumon wasp lays its eggs?
The wasp larvae eat the insect larvae.
Why does a rotter go to a dying tree?
All living things need food and shelter; they are found in a dying tree.
What eventually happens to the log in the selection?
The log eventually becomes part of the soil.
(This question can be worth 1000 points if the answer is written very well)
How does the author show the importance of rotting on the environment? How is the author successful in making the reader understand this importance?