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title: Identify the response of an acacia tree pursuant to its being browse… — Plants deeper: do trees talk? Fungi, w… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the response of an acacia tree pursuant to its being browsed by herbivores. Exam question 3 of lesson 252 «Plants deeper: do trees talk? Fungi, warning smells and giant clones» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Exam question 3 · Plants deeper: do trees talk? Fungi, warning smells and gi…

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Identify the response of an acacia tree pursuant to its being browsed by herbivores.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, herbivores · **What happens:** identify, browse · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 252 «Plants deeper: do trees talk? Fungi, warning smells and giant clones» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e3:1
# text = Identify the response of an acacia tree pursuant to its being browsed by herbivores.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	acacia	acacia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	browsed	browse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	herbivores	herbivore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response of a acacia tree |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **browse** | gerund · passive | herbivores |  |  |  |  | pursuant *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It abscises all foliage forthwith

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e3:o1:1
# text = It abscises all foliage forthwith
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	abscises	abscise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	foliage	foliage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abscise** | present | It | all foliage |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It renders its foliage more bitter and may emit a gas detected by neighbouring trees

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e3:o2:1
# text = It renders its foliage more bitter and may emit a gas detected by neighbouring trees
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	foliage	foliage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	emit	emit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	detected	detect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	neighbouring	neighbour	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present | It | its foliage |  |  |  | bitter *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foliage=Theme |
| 2 | **emit** | may |  | a gas |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source gas=Theme |
| 3 | **detect** | participle |  | a gas *not said here* |  |  |  | by neighbouring trees | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **neighbour** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It produces additional sweet nectar to placate the herbivore and so avert further damage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e3:o3:1
# text = It produces additional sweet nectar to placate the herbivore and so avert further damage
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	produces	produce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	additional	additional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	placate	placate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	herbivore	herbivore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	avert	avert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | It | additional sweet nectar |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Result |
| 2 | **placate** | to-infinitive |  | the herbivore |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus herbivore=Experiencer |
| 3 | **avert** | infinitive |  | further damage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It undergoes no alteration whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e3:o4:1
# text = It undergoes no alteration whatsoever
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	undergoes	undergo	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	alteration	alteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undergo** | present | It | no alteration |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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