What form of energy helps plants grow and photosynthesize?
The sun
100
In a food chain, how does the energy flow?
Energy flows from producers to consumers;
Arrows represent transfer of energy
100
How can one animal depend on another animal to survive?
Have mutually-beneficial relationships; could be used for access to food or shelter
100
What day in the Science STAAR?
May 11th
200
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term conditions of the atmosphere;
Climate is average weather conditions over a long period of time
200
What substance is needed by plants to survive and is released into the environment by animals or people?
Carbon dioxide
200
List the correct order of the food chain starting with the producer.
Sun -> producers -> consumers -> decomposers
200
What seasonal changes occurs during the fall and winter?
Trees drop their leaves in response to cooler temperatures & fewer daylight hours.
200
What is the little blue box on Ms. Douglas's desk called?
TARDIS
300
What term describes the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
Climate
300
What effect does the rapid growth of a plant in a certain area have on the other plants in that area?
Competition for resources like water
300
What is the main role of a decomposer in a food chain or food web?
Break down & help recycle dead plants & animals into useful things like nutrients
300
If an animal is removed from its natural environment due to the destruction of its habitat, what will most likely happen to this animal species?
Its population will go down or decreases.
300
Where did Ms. Douglas go to college?
Texas A&M
400
Which part of the water cycle would be an example of solar energy being absorbed?
Evaporation
400
How does a wide underground root system of a plant benefit that plant?
It anchors the plant in the soil & absorbs water & nutrients.
400
What would an animal that eats a producer be called?
Consumers or more specific a herbivore
400
Why do animals change their environments to meet their needs?
Animals need food, water, shelter, & reproduction in order to survive.
400
What is Ms. Douglas's favorite soda?
Root Beer
500
What is the most likely effect of water evaporating near a body of land?
rain and storms
500
Which change would most likely occur if all the producers in an ecosystem were removed?
There would be no food for the consumers & the food web would shut down.
500
Describe a food chain from a prairie ecosystem. Make sure the sequence is correct and the arrows that show transfer of energy are going the correct way.
Grasses & wildflowers -> mice or rabbit -> foxes or owls
500
Some animals can be destructive to the environment in which they live. Why might they also be harmful to other animals in the environment?
May compete with one another for resources.
500
What school did Ms. Douglas teach at last semester?