PLANTS
This waxy layer found on the surface of leaves helps prevent water loss.
What is the cuticle?
This organ system includes the heart and blood vessels and is responsible for transporting nutrients and oxygen throughout the body.
What is Circulatory System?
This term describes the variety of life in an area, including species, ecosystems, and genetic diversity.
ENVIRONMENT
FAVORITE DISH
What is Pasta?
This reindeer with a bright red nose guides Santa’s sleigh on foggy Christmas nights.
Who is RUDOLPH?
The type of vascular tissue transports water and nutrients from roots to leaves.
What is Xylem?
This system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, and controls body functions through electrical signals.
What is Nervous System?
This process occurs when plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
FAVORITE CAKE
What is CHEESECAKE?
This popular Christmas song begins with "Dashing through the snow."
What is JINGLE BELLS?
This structures found on the underside of leaves regulate gas exchange and water loss.
What is Stomata?
This system is responsible for gas exchange, bringing oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide.
What is Respiratory System?
This type of consumer breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
DECOMPOSER
FAVORITE COLOR
What is VIOLET/RED?
In the classic Christmas tale by Charles Dickens, this miserly character learns the true meaning of Christmas.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
Known as the "food factory" of the plant, this organ carries out photosynthesis.
What is Leaf?
This organ system breaks down food into nutrients that the body can absorb and use for energy.
What is Digestive System?
This phenomenon describes the trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere by gases like carbon dioxide and methane.
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
FAVORITE HOBBY
What is NETFLIX AND CHILLAX?
These socks are hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon will be there.
What are STOCKINGS?
The type of growth occurs in plants due to the activity of the cambium, leading to an increase in girth.
What is Secondary Growth?
This system includes bones and joints and provides structure and protection for the body.
What is Skeletal System?
This biome, known for its dry conditions and sparse vegetation, is home to organisms adapted to extreme heat.
What is DESERT?
2 CATS AND 3 DOGS
What are my pets?
This day marks the end of the "12 Days of Christmas" and is celebrated as the visit of the Magi to baby Jesus.
What is EPIPHANY?