MRS GREN
MRS GREN is all about 7 key things _____________ do
Organisms
Name 3 parts of a plant
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What type of seeds did Ms. Frisch send home for you to grow?
Lima Bean seeds
How many plant/animals have lie cycles?
All of them!!
Name the 4 types of teeth we have in our mouths
Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars
What does the 'S' in MRS GREN represent?
Sensitive (how organisms react to their environment)
What do a plants roots do?
Hold a plant upright, absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
What are the 3 parts of a seed?
Food storage, embryo, seed coat.
What is the first stage of a frogs life cycle?
What 4 types of beaks did we use in out Battle of the Beaks experiement?
Chopsticks, Spoons, Clothespin, Pipette/Straw
Nonliving things have how many of the MRS GREN Characteristics?
ZERO
Why is the plants stem so important? (think of 2 words we learned in a video, they start with X and P)
Hold the plant up- Xylem and Phloem carry water and nutrients to all parts of the plant
What is germination?
Germination is when the seed begins to grow- absorbs water from the soil, send out roots, and send out the embryo (this becomes the leaves)
What is a frog called when it is not an egg anymore but still does not have legs?
Tadpole
What is an invertebrate? Can an invertebrate have an exoskeleton?
An invertebrate is an animal that has no internal bones. Yes, some invertebrates have exoskeletons.
All living things are called________________
Organisms
What do leaves do for a plant?
Photosynthesis- absorb light from the sun and carbon dioxide from the air, converts it into sugar/glucose, sugar feeds plant, plant exhales oxygen
What does a plant/seed need to grow?
water, nutrients (soil), sunlight
If a frog has 4 legs, can it still have a tail?
Yes!
How does the brain help us see?
The brain collects messages/ visual information from the eye through the optic nerve and that is how we see.
Name all 7 key things all organisms do/need
MRS GREN
Move, Respire, Sensitive, Grow, Reproduce, Excrete, Nutrition
What is phototropism?
Name five types of seeds other than a lima bean seed
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Is a frog a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Vertebrate
What is your favorite memory from our class?
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