Alwin Berger

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/alwin-berger

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Alwin Berger born?August 28, 1871, in Germany
2. When did Alwin Berger die?April 20, 1931
3. What is the new cactus genus recognized?Roseocactus (1925)
4. What is the genera named in his honor?Bergerocactus (Cactaceae) and Bergeranthus (Mesembryanthemaceae)
5. What did Alwin Berger study?Alwin Berger studied succulents, especially agaves and cacti. He carefully looked at their shapes, sizes, and how they grow.
6. Where did Alwin Berger work during his career?He worked at botanical gardens in Dresden and Frankfurt in Germany. Then he was the curator at Giardini Botanici Hanbury in Italy for 17 years, and later he became the director of the botany department in Stuttgart.

Taxonomy: The scientific classification of organisms into hierarchical groups based on shared characteristics.
Nomenclature: The system of naming organisms, governed by international codes of scientific naming.
Genus: A taxonomic rank above species and below family, comprising closely related species.
Cactaceae: The scientific family name for cacti.