Fig

High school (ages 12+)
Future & Imagination

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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/fig

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 is the genus?Ficus
2. What is the family?Moraceae
3. How do figs and wasps help each other?Fig wasps enter the fig through a small opening, pollinate the flowers, and lay eggs. The wasp larvae eat some flowers, and when the wasps leave, they bring pollen to new figs, so both can grow.
4. Why are figs important to people and animals?Figs have been grown for thousands of years and give people tasty, nutritious fruit. They also provide food for birds, bats, and other animals, especially when other food is scarce.

Syconium: A unique inflorescence structure characteristic of the genus Ficus, containing numerous flowers within a fleshy receptacle.
Obligate Mutualism: A symbiotic relationship where one species cannot survive without the other.
Parthenocarpy: The natural or artificially induced development of fruit without fertilization.
Frugivore: An animal that primarily eats fruit.