Bitterroot Plant and People Quiz part 8

What did Dorothy Staggs do when the plants were threatened?

• She ignored them

• She moved them out of harm's way

• She watered them more

• She cut them down

What did Dorothy discover about the Bitterroot plant?

• It cannot survive in the wild

• It is not native to the area

• It can be transplanted from the root or crown

• It can only be grown in the wild

What are the concerns about the Bitterroot plant's survival?

• It is not being cultivated

• It is becoming extinct or endangered

• It is not being eaten by people

• It is overpopulating the area

What are the children in Missoula doing to improve the Bitterroot situation?

• Collecting seeds and planting more Bitterroots

• Selling the Bitterroot plants

• Ignoring the problem

• Eating the Bitterroot plants

Why do the elders of the Salish tribe disapprove of cultivating native plants?

• They want to protect the plants from animals

• They are worried about the plants losing their native characteristics

• They think it is too difficult

• They believe it is a waste of time

What is the main message of the story about the Bitterroot plant and people?

• The plant is more important than people

• The plant is extinct

• The plant is not important

• The relationship between people and the world is simple and profound

What is the hope of the speaker for the next generation?

• To have different colors and ways of praying

• To have different ways of speaking

• To have different ways of eating

• To look at each other as one heart despite differences

What is the concern of the elders about cultivating native plants?

• They want to protect the plants from animals

• They are worried about the plants losing their native characteristics

• They think it is too difficult

• They believe it is a waste of time