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Pistacia lentiscus

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/pistacia-lentiscus

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the scientific classification?

  2. 2. What is the primary product?

  3. 3. What is Pistacia lentiscus and where does it grow?

  4. 4. Why is the resin from Pistacia lentiscus called mastic?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Endemic

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

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

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