Morning Starters: Spring 1 - Flowering Plants
Did You Know?
Rafflesia is a tropical plant with a monstrous flower. It is also known as the stinking corpse lily. It is renowned for its enormous size and its pungent smell, which resembles rotting meat. This parasitic plant, found primarily in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, emits a foul odour to attract pollinating flies.
Credit: BBC One - Green Planet
Word Challenge
In the clip description, Rafflesia is described as ‘monstrous‘ and ‘enormous.’
Make a list of adjectives that have the ‘-ous’ suffix.
Grammar Challenge
Write a second descriptive sentence that follows on from the one below.
Flies were drawn from all directions to the enormous Rafflesia bloom.
Number Challenge
In Borneo, a Rafflesia flower had a diameter that measured 0.956 metres.
Giving your answer in centimetres, what was the flower’s radius?
Critical Thinking
Scientists are concerned that Rafflesia could become extinct due to rainforest deforestation.
How does knowing this make you feel? Why do you feel this way?