Read the Labels
RI.1.7
Read the text, then answer the questions.
From Flower to Jar
A honeybee visits about a hundred flowers on one trip. She sucks up nectar and stores it in a special stomach. Back at the hive, she passes the nectar to another bee. That bee chews it for about half an hour. Then it goes into a wax cell. The bees fan the cell with their wings. The water dries out and the nectar thickens into honey. Then the cell is sealed with wax.
- 1. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
- 2. Where does the bee store the nectar on the way home?
- 3. What do the bees use to seal the cell?
How Seeds Travel
A seed cannot grow in its parent's shadow. There is not enough light. So seeds have to move away. Some seeds have wings. A sycamore seed spins like a tiny helicopter and lands far from the tree. Some seeds hook onto fur. A burr catches on a passing fox and drops off somewhere new. Some seeds sit inside fruit. A bird eats the fruit and the seed comes out later, miles away.
- 1. What does a sycamore seed do as it falls?
- 2. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
- 3. Why can a seed not grow in its parent's shadow?
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