Morning Starters: Summer 1 - Fascinating Fruit
Did You Know?
Fruits are nature’s way of helping plants spread their seeds. Their bright colours and sweet flavors attract animals and humans, who eat the fruits and unknowingly carry the seeds far and wide. Blackberries, for example, ripen gradually from mid-summer to early autumn, ensuring that animals are tempted over an extended period. This clever strategy increases the chances of the seeds being dispersed widely, maximising the blackberry bush’s opportunity for reproduction.
Word Challenge
Reveal the fruits by identifying the missing letters:
1) r _ s _ b e r r i e s
2) s t r a _ _ e _ _ _ e s
3) b l a _ _ c u r _ _ n _ _
4) _ o _ a t _ e _
Grammar Challenge
Rewrite the sentence below with the important punctuation marks.
This one s perfect Sarah exclaimed holding up a plump blackberry before dropping it into her basket
Number Challenge
Each blackberry in this bowl has 40 seeds.
Approximately how many seeds are there in total?
Critical Thinking
“Plants are more intelligent than humans.”
Is this always, sometimes or never true? Why do you think this?