Plant Structures & Functions
This structure transports water around throughout the plant and supports it.
What is the stem?
a community of interacting organisms and their environment
what is ecosystem
If the population of predators decreases what population of organisms do you predict will increase?
What is prey?
What do plants need in order to survive?
What is water, air, nutrients, and sunlight
___________ things need energy to survive.
What is "living"
This structure absorbs water and nutrients and anchors the plant
What are the roots?
to try to gain or get something, like food, before other living things get it
what is compete
If the population of consumers increases, what population do you think will decrease?
What are producers?
How can a seed naturally disperse?
What is gravity?
What is water?
What is sticking onto an animal?
What is the wind?
What is energy
This structure protects seeds and is a tasty treat for other organisms.
What is a fruit?
an organism that gets energy by eating something
what is consumer
an organism that makes its own food (a plant)
what is producer
What do insects do to help plants reproduce?
What is pollination?
There are different parts of air. Humans need ______. Plants breath out this part of air.
What is oxygen?
This structure uses air (carbon dioxide) and energy it captures from the sun to create food for the plant.
What are the leaves?
something that is found in nature such as water, air, light, soil
what is natural resource
the movement of seeds away from the parent plant. this increases a plants offsprings chances of survival because the parent plant and offspring do not have to fight for resources.
what is seed dispersal
What is the job of decomposers in an ecosystem?
They breakdown and recycle dead plants and animals.
This is the reproductive structure of the plant that makes seeds.
What is the flower?
a type of living thing that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm
what is invasive species
more than one connected food chains. It shows how energy is transferred throughout an ecosystem.
what is food web?