Colorado Reader - Student Worksheet
Teachers: Please make copies of this worksheet for your students.
Answer the questions below, writing in complete sentences, by using the
information found in the Colorado Reader: Colorado Native Plants
1. What are native plants?
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2. What part of the plant produces pollen?
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3. What does the word co-evolution mean?
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4. Name one guideline to protect native plants.
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5. What is the definition of a life zone?
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6. What is the elevation of the Foothills life zone and name two plant species that grow in
that zone?
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7. What is a Riparian?
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8. How many species of native bees are home to Colorado?
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9. Butterflies and moths are active at different times of the day. What is the difference?
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10. Name two native plants that would have been used by Native Americans.
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