Starter quiz
- Which of the following foods are widely grown in the UK? Select two answers.
- wheat ✓
- oranges
- tomatoes ✓
- mangoes
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- Which part of a plant am I? I have petals, and bees often like to visit me. Select 1 answer.
- flower ✓
- fruit
- root
- stem
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- What part of a plant am I? I have seeds inside me and I am sometimes eaten by animals. Select 1 answer.
- flower
- fruit ✓
- leaf
- root
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- ____________ is when pollen is deposited on parts of a plant or flower to enable fertilisation to take place.
- dispersal
- germination
- pollination ✓
- flowering
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- __________ describes the series of stages that plants, animals and other livings things go through during their lifetime. Select 1 answer.
- fertilisation
- life cycle ✓
- reproduction
- dispersal
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- __________ refers to a natural environment and the plants and animals that live and interact within that environment. Select 1 answer.
- habitat
- biome
- climate
- ecosystem ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which creature pollinates the flowers of the Brazil nut tree? Select 1 answer.
- a species of hummingbird
- a species of butterfly
- a species of bee ✓
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- How are the seeds of the Brazil nut tree dispersed? Select 1 answer.
- by wind
- by the agouti ✓
- by water
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- Order these stages of the Brazil nut lifecycle.
- 1⇔the Brazil nut tree flowers for only a single day each year
- 2⇔the flowers of the Brazil nut tree are pollinated by the Euglossine bee
- 3⇔the flowers of the Brazil nut tree slowly develop into fruit (pods)
- 4⇔the Brazil nuts fall to the ground and are eaten by the agouti
- 5⇔the agoutis spread any uneaten nuts (the tree’s seeds) in the rainforest
- 6⇔some of these seeds grow into Brazil nut trees
- Order these stages to show what happens to most of the Brazil nuts that are collected by people in the Amazon rainforest.
- 1⇔transported along rivers in the rainforest by boat
- 2⇔sorted, selected and cleaned in factories
- 3⇔packed ready for transporting by ship
- 4⇔exported around the world
- 5⇔bought in supermarkets in other countries
- Which of these is a likely effect of the agouti going extinct? Select 1 anwer.
- fewer new Brazil nut trees being able to grow
- less nectar for the female Euglossine bee to feed on
- not as many Brazil nuts being produced
- people losing their jobs
- all of the above ✓
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- Match the keyword with the correct description.
- pollination⇔Pollen is deposited on parts of a plant or flower. ✓
- fertilisation⇔Pollen fertilises the egg cells to make seeds. ✓
- seed disperal⇔Seeds are scattered by animals, wind or water. ✓
- life cycle⇔Series of stages that living things go through. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Brazil nuts have a specific life cycle, to which there are some potential threats.
- Agouti are small rainforest animals which are critical for the life cycle of Brazil nuts in the rainforest ecosystem.
- The plants and animals in the rainforest are interconnected and depend on each other.
- A variety of information sources can be used to investigate Brazil nuts and threats to their production and trade.
Common misconception
Pupils think that Brazil nuts are only found in Brazil.
Brazil nuts can be found in multiple countries in South America including Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia.
Keywords
Pollinate - Pollinate means depositing pollen on parts of a plant or flower to enable fertilisation to take place.
Life cycle - A life cycle is the series of stages that plants, animals and other livings things go through during their lifetime.
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