We were talking about our study and noticed that the strawberries and moss were green and no other plants were. We drew a picture of moss and strawberry plants and called it strawberry vs. moss. We drew them to learn more about them.
Strawberry Questions
1.
How do they survive in winter?
2.
Why does it have a giant root?
3.
Why does it have a shell (around the root?)
Moss Questions
1.
How fuzzy can it get?
2.
How does moss keep you warm?
3.
Why does it have all that fuzz? Does it help it keep insulated?
Excellent questions! I wonder if the shells around the roots of the strawberry somehow help the plants survive the winter?
ReplyDeleteHello students, this is Greg. Here are some thoughts on your great questions:
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I wonder if questions 2 & 3 might help answer question 1. For instance, a big root helps a plant store food. So even if a plant mostly dies back during winter, as long as the bud is alive, there is food in the spring to grow some more green stuff and get going. I wonder, too, if the scaly shell around the root protects it from damage so that it is ready to go in the spring?
MOSS
Here is something to think about: insulation usually works because it somehow traps air. When you look at a wad of moss in your hand, do you think it is trapping a lot of air?
And I know you've discovered that moss does not have a tube system for providing water, so most kinds really hate to dry out. Do you think hairs can help keep the moss from drying out?