Team 1
0
Team 2
0
Teams
Name
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Loading
15
×
The fungus blocks the elm's 'vascular' system, which transports water. This system is related to...
the outer bark of the tree
the leaves of the tree
the circulation of fluids
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
Scientists inject a tiny amount of the 'pathogen' to test the trees. A 'pathogen' is a...
microorganism that can cause disease
tool for cutting trees
medicine that cures a disease
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
Scientists hope the elm may be 'reintroduced' to the countryside. This means...
removed completely from a place
put back into a place where it once lived
introduced for the first time
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
Millions of trees 'succumbed' to the disease. This means they...
successfully fought and survived it
failed to resist and died from it
were changed but did not die
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
The elm was a 'prominent' tree in the landscape. This means it was...
rare and hard to find
small and not very strong
important and very noticeable
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
×
baam
Lose 10 points!
Oops!
×
magnet
Take 10 points!
Okay!
×
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
×
lifesaver
Give 10 points!
Oops!
15
×
'I saw Dutch elm disease unfold as a small boy'. 'Unfold' here means...
he helped to cause the disease
he watched the events happen and develop
he read about the disease in a book
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
Peter Bourne is one of the tree's 'advocates'. An 'advocate' is someone who...
publicly supports a particular cause
tries to destroy something
studies the history of something
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
The elm's return 'relies heavily on' finding resistant trees. This phrase means...
it is a small part of it
it depends a great deal on it
it has no connection to it
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
A more 'virulent' strain of the fungus destroyed the trees. 'Virulent' means...
much weaker and less damaging
extremely severe or harmful
slow-spreading and easy to cure
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
×
lifesaver
Give 20 points!
Oops!
×
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
×
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
×
banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
15
×
If a tree is 'tolerant' of the disease. it can...
survive with the disease without dying
never be infected by the disease
spread the disease to other trees
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
×
seesaw
Swap points!
Oops!
×
magnet
Take 10 points!
Okay!
×
gift
Win 25 points!
Okay!
×
lifesaver
Give 20 points!
Oops!
15
×
The seedlings are tested to see if they can 'withstand' the fungus. This means...
attract the fungus more easily
remain undamaged or unaffected by it
grow much faster when infected by it
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
A 'horticultural analogue' is a cultivated plant that is genetically...
similar to another species
identical to another species
completely different from another species
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
15
×
The situation for the surviving elms is 'precarious'. This means it is...
very safe and getting better
not secure and likely to get worse
stable and unchanging
Oops!
Show
Check
Okay!
Check
×
Restart
Review
Join for Free
;
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.
Allow cookies
