1、Answers1.Find and copy one other name for seagrass used in the article.ribbon weed or fibre-ball weed2.How do you think the researchers felt when they discovered the seagrass was one big plant?Explain your answer.Accept any reasonable answer with an explanation,e.g.I think they would have felt shock
2、ed as they were expecting to find lots of plants with a unique fingerprint but instead they found one massive plant.3.Which of the following words could be used as a synonym for maintain as used in the following sentence:It raises awareness of the importance of our oceans and encourages us to find w
3、ays to help maintain the health of our oceans?(tick all that apply)continue neglect ruin preserve4.Using information from the article,fill in the missing words to complete the sentence.A seagrass found off the coast of Australia/Western Australia is the worlds largestplant.The plant is 77 sq miles.I
4、t is thought to be 4,500 years old.5.How does the author help readers understand how big the seagrass is?Explain your answer.Accept any reasonable answer which refers to the author comparing the size of the seagrass to well-known places or things to help the reader understand,e.g.The author compared the size of the seagrass to Manhattan in New York which people know is big.6.Summarise the article using 12 words or fewer.Accept any answer using 12 words or fewer,e.g.The worlds biggest plant has been discovered off the coast of Australia.Worlds Largest Known Plantvisit
