Asteraceae

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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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/asteraceae

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. What makes the Asteraceae family the biggest plant family on Earth?The Asteraceae family is the biggest because it has about 32,000 to 50,000 different species, more than any other plant family, and they grow on almost every continent except Antarctica.
2. How do Asteraceae flowers attract pollinators?Their flowers look like one big flower but are actually many tiny flowers called florets. The bright outer ray florets attract pollinators, while the inner disc florets produce many seeds, making pollination very efficient.

Angiosperm: A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed within a fruit.
Inflorescence: The arrangement of flowers on a plant, or the complete flower head.
Receptacle: The part of a flower stalk where the parts of the flower are attached.
Ecological Succession: The process by which a plant or animal community changes over time.