Strangler Fig Vocabulary
Name ___________________________ Date ______________
Use these words to fill in blanks in the sentences below:
squeeze, wasps, dangling, parasite, keystone, gigantic, propagators, pollinator, emergent.
1. Strangler figs are some of the tallest and most majestic in the forest. They are so big that they seem ________________.
2. Figs grow so tall that their tops reach the highest part of the rainforest, which is called the _______________ layer.
3. Tiny fig tree seedlings send long, ________________ tap roots down to the ground.
4. As they grow together, the fig's roots ___________ the host tree's trunk. This is why they are called "stranglers."
5. A plant or animal that depends on another plant and damages or kills it is called a ______________.
6. Strangler figs depend on animals--like bats, monkeys, and dung beetles--to spread their seeds. These animals are called __________________.
7. All fig trees are pollinated by __________. An insect or other animal that pollinates a plant is called a ____________.
8. Species--like strangler figs--that provide food and homes for many, many different animals are called _________________ species.
Name ___________________________ Date ______________
Use these words to fill in blanks in the sentences below:
squeeze, wasps, dangling, parasite, keystone, gigantic, propagators, pollinator, emergent.
1. Strangler figs are some of the tallest and most majestic in the forest. They are so big that they seem ________________.
2. Figs grow so tall that their tops reach the highest part of the rainforest, which is called the _______________ layer.
3. Tiny fig tree seedlings send long, ________________ tap roots down to the ground.
4. As they grow together, the fig's roots ___________ the host tree's trunk. This is why they are called "stranglers."
5. A plant or animal that depends on another plant and damages or kills it is called a ______________.
6. Strangler figs depend on animals--like bats, monkeys, and dung beetles--to spread their seeds. These animals are called __________________.
7. All fig trees are pollinated by __________. An insect or other animal that pollinates a plant is called a ____________.
8. Species--like strangler figs--that provide food and homes for many, many different animals are called _________________ species.