Read the Labels
RI.1.7
Read the text, then answer the questions.
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 would a diagram for this text need to show?
- 2. Why can a seed not grow in its parent's shadow?
- 3. How does a burr travel?
How Milk Gets to the Shop
A dairy cow is milked twice a day, in the morning and the evening. The milk goes straight into a cold tank. Cold milk keeps fresh much longer than warm milk. A tanker takes the milk to a dairy. There it is heated for a few seconds to kill germs, then cooled again fast. This is called pasteurising. Last, the milk is poured into bottles and driven to the shop.
- 1. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
- 2. How often is a dairy cow milked?
- 3. What is the heating step called?
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