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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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