Rostella

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/rostella

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 establishment year?1913
2. What is the discoverer?Joseph Hancock
3. What are Rostella and why are they called tiny jumpers?Rostella are small groundhoppers, a type of grasshopper that lives on the ground. They can jump very well, which is why they are called jumpers.
4. Where can you find Rostella?They live in parts of Asia, especially in places like Thailand and western Malesia. They are found in forests and grasslands there.

Taxonomy: The scientific discipline of classifying and naming organisms based on shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
Phylogenetic: Relating to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms.
Biogeography: The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.