Aquamarine 1: Introducing the 'cushion plant'

1. The cushion plant is: a relative of the daisy ✓
2. a bush fire in the Tasmanian alpine region would: have a severe impact on the cushion plant ✓
3. which statement is a fact, not an opinion? the cushion plant communities: are spectacular x
4. the main idea of paragraph 2 is to: explain what alpine environments are like and where they are located ✓
5. which word in paragraph 2 means native to a certain area? unique x
6. you can conclude that the cushion plant owes its existence to: its dense foliage ✓
7. cushion plants are different from many other plants because they? rely on bugs for pollination ✓
8. which two words do you think best summarise the unique nature of the cushion plant? dense and fragile ✓
9. with which statement do you think the author would most agree? cushion plants: need to be protected to ensure there are plenty in the future ✓
10. a cushion plant covering an area of one meter square would be around: 100 years ✓
11. this text was written to: inform ✓
12. which word could be used to replace evolved in paragraph 4? adapted ✓