FUN QUIZ Chandrayee G. Bhattacharyya

1. Not just Kangaroo & gum, it is a component of grassy woodland and Emu, is also much of its natural habitat has been cleared. home of Eucalyptus, which (a) Eucalyptus aggregata belongs to Myrtle family, from multi-branched (b) Eucalyptus bicostata to the tallest trees, (c) Eucalyptus baueriana having aromatic leaves, (d) Eucalyptus polybractea Koalas love to feed on the foliage, this 5. This is from South has approximately _____ Australia, locally called species Sugar gum, growing up (a) 400 (b) 500 to 100 feet having leaves (c) 600 (d) 700 dark-green glossy sweet foliage and profuse 2. Eucalyptus caesia is a creamy-yellow flowers. mallee of the Eucalyptus (a) Eucalyptus elata genus that typically grows to a height of 2 to 14 (b) Eucalyptus coolabah meters having wonderful (c) Eucalyptus coccifera urn-shaped capsules. What is the common name (d) Eucalyptus cladocalyx of the tree? (a) Gunge (b) Gung-ho 6. This species, locally called Tasmanian-snow-gum, (c) Gungurru (d) Grunk is very much resistant to cold climate, endemic 3. It is an evergreen tree to the mountains of that typically grows from Tasmania. 30-55 m. It also grows (a) Eucalyptus coccifera well in high altitudes in (b) Eucalyptus cladocalyx the tropics and tolerates moderate frost and quite (c) Eucalyptus elata dry conditions. It is (d) Eucalyptus coolabah primarily planted as a pulpwood and also as an important fuel wood in 7. This species, commonly called Coolibah is found many countries. throughout Australia (a) Eucalyptus alba (b) Eucalyptus albens from arid inland to (c) Eucalyptus aggregata (d) Eucalyptus globulus coastal region. The tree occurs on occasionally flooded heavy-soiled 4. It is a rare species plains and banks of found from Capertee intermittent streams and and Bathurst in creeks. central with an (a) Eucalyptus cladocalyx isolated population (b) Eucalyptus coccifera near Woodend in . Commonly (c) Eucalyptus coolabah known as black (d) Eucalyptus elata

60 | Science Reporter | July 2018 8. Used for flooring and 12. This tall fast growing species paneling, Eucalyptus native to New-Guinea grow botryoides drops up to 250 feet and trunk 6 branches and has been feet in diameter, Eucalyptus known to grow roots. deglupta, locally called the This coastal South- following:- Australia species grow (a) Indonesian gum predominantlyon low (b) Rainbow eucalyptus nutrient sandstone. (c) Mindanao-Gum What is the common (d) All of the above name of the tree? (a) Bangalay (b) Banger 13. This is the tallest tree in Western Australia, Eucalyptus diversicolor, (c) Bangtail reaching up to 300 (d) Banjax feet, highly valued for its hardwood, found in 9. Flowers of some species of Eucalyptus are rich in higher rainfall regions of nectar, which include some of the world’s finest extreme southwest. Find honey such as:- its local name. (a) Eucalyptus caleyi (a) Karst (b) Eucalyptus albens (b) Karri (c) Kart (c) Eucalyptus bridgesiana (d) All of the above (d) Eucalyptus acies 14. This is beautiful ornamental species of Western Australia having bright red four sided flower buds on long pendulous stalk 10. This is Eucalyptus camaldulensis a stately tree with and the adult leaves are massive trunk, being the widest natural distribution glossy, green, thick and of any Eucalyptus species. What is the common concolorous. name of this species which is inextricably linked to watercourses. (a) Eucalyptus cladocalyx (b) Eucalyptus forrestiana (a) River-Red-Gum (c) Eucalyptus coccifera (b) Gooseberry- (d) Eucalyptus elata Mallee (c) Caley’s ironbark 15. This is one of the tallest tree species of southwest (d) Eurabbie Western Australia, Red- Tingle, reaching up to 250 feet and can live for up to 11. This is the tallest flowering in the world 400 years. commonly known as Mountain-ash, native to the cool (a) Eucalyptus elata mountain forests of southeastern Australia, which (b) Eucalyptus jacksonii grow up to 320 feet. (c) Eucalyptus cladocalyx (a) Eucalyptus alata (d) Eucalyptus tingale

(b) Eucalyptus australis ANSWERS: (c) (1) d (2) c (3) d (4) a (5) d (6) a (7) c (8) a (9) c (10) a (11) c (12) d (13) b (14) b (d) Eucalyptus magnum (15) b

Contributed by Ms Chandrayee G. Bhattacharyya, B-23, Birla Colony, Porbandar – 360576, Gujarat

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