Photosynthesis
Where does the energy for photosynthesis come from?
The sun
A living thing
What type of organism is at the beginning of all food chains/webs?
Producers
What are all living things made of?
cells
What is Mrs. Moore's first name?
Jessica
What food is produced through photosynthesis for the plant?
Glucose, or sugar
What is a consumer?
An organism that eats other organisms for food.
In a food chain, what do the arrows represent?
The flow of energy or matter.
What gas do plants release into the air?
oxygen
What is Mrs. Lunsford's first name?
Jeanne
What gives plants their green color when the sunlight is absorbed in the choroplasts?
chlorophyll
an organism that only eats plants
herbivore
What is the end of all food chains?
Decomposers
What do you call a species that's introduced to an environment where it doesn't naturally belong?
Invasive species
What is Mrs. Sergent's first name?
Emily
Name the 3 ingredients needed for photosynthesis.
sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
an organism that breaks down the remains of organisms after they die
decomposer
What are mushrooms an example of?
Decomposer
Which type of cell is usually more rectangular in shape and has extra organelles, like a cell wall and chloroplasts?
Plant cell
Spell the missing word correctly.
Milton _____________ School
Elementary
What type of organisms get their energy from photosynthesis?
Producers
an animal that only eats meat
carnivore
When food chains are interconnected in an ecosystem, what it that called?
A food web
In which part of the plant does photosynthesis take place?
the leaf
Who is the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books?
Jeff Kinney
What are the tiny holes on a producer's leaves that allow them to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen?
Stomata
an organism that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
What organism is at the heart of the Antarctic food web?
krill (or phytoplankton)
Which experiment is going to give more accurate results if you're trying to see how Mountain Dew affects the growth of a plant?
A) Plant the same types of seeds the exact same way. Give one plant water, but give the other one Mountain Dew.
B) Plant different types of seeds the exact same way. Give both plants Mountain Dew instead of water.
Experiment A
How many pounds are in a ton?
2,000