Seagrass

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/seagrass

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 seagrass and why is it special?Seagrass is a flowering plant that lives underwater, the only flowering plant that can thrive in saltwater. It can photosynthesize in the light that reaches the sea floor and forms huge grassy fields called meadows.
2. How do seagrasses reproduce underwater?They make sticky, nutrient-rich pollen clumps that attract tiny sea animals like shrimp and worms. These animals carry the pollen from one flower to another, helping the plants make seeds.

Angiosperms: Flowering plants characterized by the production of flowers and fruits containing seeds.
Ecosystem Engineers: Organisms that significantly modify their physical environment, impacting other species.
Carbon Sequestration: The process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide in natural reservoirs.