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CoastRedwoodsFactQuiz
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1) WhichrecordisheldbyCoastRedwoodtrees?
a)OldestTrees b)WidestTrees c)TallestTrees
2) Thetallestredwood,calledHyperion,is379feettall.WhichmonumentisclosesttoHyperioninheight?
a)EiffelTower b)StatueofLiberty c)EmpireStateBuilding
3) WhicheventwasclosesttothetimethattheoldestlivingCoastRedwoodssprouted?
a)BirthofChrist b)Romefounded c)EgyptianPyramidsbuilt
4) HowdeeparetheRedwoods’roots?
a)Upto12feet b)Upto50feet c)Upto300feet
5) HowlonghavetheCoastRedwoodforestsbeenaround?
a)520millionyears b)65millionyears c)10millionyears
6) WhatprotectsRedwoodsfromfireandinsects?
a)thebark b)therootsystem c)theclimate
7) WhatisthescientificnamefortheCoastRedwoods?
a)Sequoiadendron b)Sequoia c)Metasequoiagiganteum sempervirens glyptostroboides
8) HowtalldoesaCoastRedwoodgrowinthefirst50years?
a)50feet b)100feet c)250feet
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CoastRedwoodsFactQuiz–Answers1)WhichrecordisheldbyCoastRedwoodtrees?
c)Tallesttrees
CoastRedwoods(sequoiasempervirens)cangrowtobemorethan360feettall!
TheoldesttreesareBristleconePines,whichcanbecloseto5,000yearsold(CoastRedwoodslivetobeabout2,200yearsold).
ThewidesttreesaretheBanyanTreesinIndia.ThecrownofaBanyancantake10minutestowalkaround!
2) ThetallestCoastRedwood,calledHyperion,is379feettall.WhichmonumentisclosesttoHyperioninheight?
b)StatueofLiberty
At309feet,theStatueofLiberty(includingthepedestal)isprettyclosetoHyperion’sheight.Thestatuswasbuildin1875andstandsonanislandinNewYorkHarbor.
Theothermonumentsatmuchtaller.TheEiffelTower,builtinParisin1887,is984feettell.
TheEmpireStateBuilding,builtinNewYorkinin1930,is1,454feettall,includingthespire.Hyperionisbelievedtobeabout700to800yearsold.
3) WhicheventwasclosesttothetimethattheoldestlivingCoastRedwoodssprouted?
a)BirthofChristJesusChristwasbornalittleover2,000yearsago…that’saboutthesameastheageoftheoldestRedwoods.
Romewasfoundedincirca(about)750BC,andtheEgyptianPyramidswerebuiltcirca2,500BC,sobothoftheseeventshappenedwellbeforetheoldestCoastRedwoodssprouted.Ofcourse,therewereRedwoodsgrowingthen,butthosetreediedandfelllongago,andwerereplacedbynewtrees.
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4)HowdeeparetheRedwoods’roots?a)Upto12feet
EventhoughCoastRedwoodsmaybealmost400feettall,theirrootsgrowonly6to12feetdeep!However,therootsspreadoutasmuchas50feetaroundthetree,formingabroadbasetoholditsteadyinhighwinds,andtogatherlotsofmoisture.
5)HowlonghavetheCoastRedwoodforestsbeenaround?b)65millionyears
ThefirstCoastRedwoodforestsappearedaround65millionyearsago–aboutthesametimethatdinosaursbecameextinct.Wedon’tknowforsurewhethertheCoastRedwoodsappearedbeforeorafterthelastdinosaurs…butit’sfunimaginingdinosaurswanderingthroughtheRedwoodforests!NotethatearlyancestorsoftheCoastRedwoodsappearedaround240millionyearsago.These“redwoodlike”treesexistedbeforemodernbirds,flowers,andspiders–andtherewerecertainlydinosaursaround!
6)WhatprotectsRedwoodsfromfireandinsects?a)thebarkThebarkonRedwoodtreesisthick,tough,andacidic.Itprotectsthetreesfromfires,andfromburrowinginsects.
7)WhatisthescientificnamefortheCoastRedwoods?b)SequoiaSempervirensSequoiaSempervirensistheofficialnamefortheCoastRedwood,whichisalsocalledtheCaliforniaRedwood.ThetreesgrowinanarrowbandnearthecoastofNorthernCaliforniaandSouthernOregon.CoastRedwoodsarethetallesttreesintheworld!SequoiadendrongiganteumistheofficialnamefortheGiantRedwood,whichgrowsintheWesternSierrasinCalifornia.AlthoughnotquiteastallastheCoastRedwoods,GiantRedwoodsgrowwiderandmoremassive.Infact,theyarethemostmassivethingslivingonEarth!GiantRedwoodalsolivealittlelongerthanCoastRedwoods.Theycanlivemorethan3,000years–whichisstillnotaslongasBristleconePines.Metasequoiaglyptostroboides,theDawnRedwood,wasbelievedtobeextinctuntilitwasrediscoveredinChinainthe1940s.ItistheshortestoftheRedwoods,growingtoaheightofperhaps200feet.ItisalsotheonlydeciduousRedwood,whichmeansthatitlosesitsneedlesinWinter.
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8)HowtalldoesaCoastRedwoodgrowinthefirst50years?b)100feet
ACoastRedwoodcangrow100feetinthefirst50years.Eventhougha50-year-oldCoastRedwoodisstilljusta“baby,”itlookslikeamatureadult.
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