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Mod 2a, Unit 2: Mid-Unit Assessment

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5 questions

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Question 2

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In the sentence, “From this platform she has a good view of four ant gardens she is monitoring,” what does the word monitoring mean? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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Question 1

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Instructions:
Read pages 22–23 of The Most Beautiful Roof in the World.
Consider the gist of these pages—what they are mostly about.
Skim the assessment questions below.
Reread the pages, thinking about the assessment questions.
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
Be sure to cite evidence from the text to support your answers.
1.) Which tree or plant is not found in the area Meg Lowman is studying?

lianas

Nargusta tree

Christmas cactus

bromeliads

Kapok Tree

Question 3

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence below:

Epiphytes are ________________ vines and lianas because they usaully start growing from the canopy down.

like

unlike

similar

possibly

Question 4

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The text tells us that epiphytes root on the bark or soil found on a tree.

Reorder the steps below to show the proper order of epiphyte growth.

The plant takes root.
Ant farmers tend the sprouts.
Plants deposit sugars.
Ants feed off the glucose proteins of the plants’ succaries.
Seeds sprout
A bird excretes a seed from overhead, or ants drag in bits of plant material.

Question 5

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The author states: “Scientists think that the ant gardens themselves may be of benefit to more than just the ants.”
What does the word benefit mean in this sentence?
In what way(s) do the ant gardens benefit more than just the ants?
Quote the text in your answer.