Writing Prompts

Directions: Type your responses to the items below.

1		The selection presents more than a dozen major uses of plants. List at least five of these.
2		What is the most surprising fact that you learned in the selection?
3		Today, some species of plants are becoming extinct as humans pollute the environment and destroy conditions that certain plants need to survive. What are some possible implications of the fact that plant species are becoming extinct?

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This selection is entitled, "In Praise of Plants."

4		In the author's opinion, how has humans' relationship with nature and plants changed from the way it was in part centuries?
5		What are some simple things the author says people can do to "praise the usefulness of plants"?