Hedera

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/hedera

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 scientific name?Genus Hedera
2. What is the family?Araliaceae
3. What is Hedera and how does it climb walls?Hedera is a climbing plant that uses special roots called adventitious roots. These roots produce a sticky substance that helps the plant stick to walls and trees.
4. How do Hedera leaves change as the plant grows?When Hedera is young, its leaves are deeply lobed. As it matures, the leaves become smooth and oval.

Adventitious Roots: Roots that grow from unusual places on a plant, like stems or leaves, for support or attachment.
Phenotypic Plasticity: The ability of an organism to change its phenotype in response to environmental changes.
Phytoremediation: The use of plants to absorb, accumulate, and break down pollutants in soil or water.
Umbel: An inflorescence in which flower stalks arise from a common point, resembling an umbrella.