2a. Daily Article - New Giant Water Lily Species Found- UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsA new species of giant water lily has been discovered at Kew Gardens.The Victoria boliviana is named after Bolivia,a South American country,where it grows in part of the Amazon river.The plant has also been named the worlds largest water lily.Its lea

2、ves can grow to around 3 metres wide!Incredibly,the leaf of a giant water lily can support a weight of around 80kg.Kew Gardens has been displaying giant water lilies since 1852.The Victoria amazonica and Victoria cruziana have long been in its collection.As has the newly-discovered giant water lily

3、which has been hiding in plain sight for 177 years.Victoria boliviana has long been mistaken for one of the other known species.However,Carlos Magdalena suspected it was different.Carlos is a horticulturist and one of the worlds leading water lily experts.In 2006,he first saw an image of the Victori

4、a boliviana online.He said:“It was clear to me that this plant did not quite fit the description of either of the known Victoria species and therefore it had to be a third.”Because of this hunch,Carlos decided to do some digging.He worked with scientists in Bolivia and he took some seeds back from B

5、olivia to Kew Gardens.The team at Kew grew these side-by-side with seeds of the Victoria amazonica and Victoria cruziana.This meant they could compare the plants as they grew.Amazingly,they found that the Bolivian seeds grew differently from the two known species.This helped confirm Carlos theory.Bo

6、tanical illustrator Lucy Smith worked with Carlos.She has been making scientific drawings of all three giant water lilies.During her observations of the plants flowers,she spotted further differences between the species.“Waterlilies”by Neil is licensed under CC BY 2.0(cropped from the original)Daily

7、 News Science UK News 6th July 2022Glossarybotanical Relating to plants.species A group of living things that share similar characteristics.suspected Believed;thought.horticulturist An expert in growing plants.Photo:Giant water lilies at Kew Gardens.What is Kew Gardens?Kew Gardens is a botanical gar

8、den in London.It holds the record of having the largest living plant collection in one place.Its mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi.It was opened in 1759 as a garden for the Royal Family.In 1840,it opened to the public.New Giant Water Lily Species Found visit Questions1.Read this

9、sentence:Because of this hunch,Carlos decided to do some digging.Find and copy the word that has been used to mean research and investigation.2.Find and copy the names of the three species of giant water lily.1.2.3.3.Which of the following facts was not mentioned in the article?(tick all that apply)

10、Giant water lily flowers only come out at night.Kew Gardens is the only place that is home to all three species of giant water lily.People have been visiting Kew Gardens since the 1800s.The giant water lilies were named after Queen Victoria.4.Nobody thought this new species existed.Find evidence in

11、the article that disproves this statement.5.Summarise the key information from the article in 15 words or fewer.6.Read the sentence:As has the newly-discovered giant water lily which has been hiding in plain sight for 177 years.What is meant by the phrase hiding in plain sight?(tick one)Concealing itself from the world.Unseen until now.People have been trying to cover it up.Always been there but just not known about.New Giant Water Lily Species Foundvisit