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Science 5
Comp Check 1.8
Question | Answer |
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a word that means "made of many parts" | composite |
the flowers in the center of a daisy | disk flowers |
a composite that may look like a daisy but has more than one flower head per stem | aster |
the largest family of flowering plants | composite family |
a composite with yellow ray flowers and brown dish flowers | black-eyed Susan |
a prickly purple composite | thistle |
a composite whose pollen is carried by the wind and causes hay fever | ragweed |
an insect that is often called the thistle butterfly | painted lady butterfly |
a bird that makes its next of thistle down | goldfinch |
the white flowers that surround the daisy's center flowers | ray flowers |
What is the largest family of flowering plants? | composites |
Describe what ragweed is and what it can cause. | Ragweed is a composite flower that grows in the fall. Its pollen can cause a person who is allergic to pollen to have hay fever. (The goldenrod is sometimes mistakenly thought to be the cause of hay fever.) |