PHOTOSYNTHESIS
EVOLUTION
ECOSYSTEMS
MIXED
VOCABULARY
100
What is photosynthesis?
The process in which plants make their own food.
100
What does evolution mean?
Change over time
100
What is an example of a producer?
A sunflower
100
Where does carbon dioxide come from?
animals and humans
100
Jodi became _____ when her husband asked her about their bank account because she was trying to save up money.
EVASIVE
200
What are 3 things needed for photosynthesis to occur?
Carbon dioxide, Water, and Light
200
What is the scientific theory of evolution
All living organisms have a common ancestor and we all came from the same single cell.
200
What is an example of a consumer?
Primary = fish Secondary = seal Tertiary = whale
200
What does "PHOTO" and "SYNTHESIS" mean?
PHOTO = LIGHT SYNTHESIS = PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER
200
When Anne came across a word she didn't understand, she tried to _____ the meaning by looking at the rest of the sentence.
INFER
300
What are at least 2 things plants produce or release during photosynthesis?
Sugar (glucose), Oxygen, and Water
300
What is natural selection?
The strongest and fittest (those who adapt) survive and pass on their traits to their offspring.
300
What is the difference between and food chain and a food web?
A food chain only shows a part of the ecosystem, while a food web shows the relationship among all the plants and animals in an ecosystem.
300
What does each symbol mean? CO2, O2, H2O, C6H12O6
CO2 = carbon dioxide O2 = oxygen H20 = water C6H1206 = sugar or glucose
300
It is _____ to make ____ weapons illegal because if someone really wanted a gun, he or she could get one.
FUTILE; LETHAL
400
What job does light have in the act of photosynthesis?
The light cause a chemical reaction between the carbon dioxide and water to form sugar (glucose).
400
Why did the dark-peppered moths survive over the light-peppered moths?
The dark moths survived because they were camouflaged by the soot on the tree trunks from the factory smoke.
400
How does an ecosystem become balanced?
When there is just the right balance among all the animals and plants in an ecosystem - basically when there is enough food for everyone to survive.
400
What happens to energy the higher up the food chain? Why?
Energy decreases because every time a plant or animal is eaten, energy is lost.
400
If I want to be ______ in reading, I must be _____ until I get it, no matter how much time _____s.
FLUENT; PERSISTENT; ELAPSE
500
Write a sentence explaining what the equation for photosynthesis means.
Photosynthesis is when plants use carbon dioxide, water, and light to produce and release sugar (glucose), oxygen, and water.
500
What is another example of natural selection in nature? Make up a situation.
If there were more lions than zebras, the lions would have to compete to survive. The stronger, bigger lions would probably outlive the smaller, weaker lions.
500
Give a specific example of how an ecosystem could become unbalanced.
When humans cut down too many trees, the animals that live, eat, and depend on trees to survive decrease. OR If too many people live in a small area, there are not enough resources for everyone.
500
What would happen to our ecosystem if most of the producers disappeared?
It would set our ecosystem off balance. There would not be enough to eat for animals who consume plants, so many primary consumers would die. And that would mean there would be less food for secondary consumers, and it would continue to affect all the levels in the food chain.
500
Wilson went through an _____ when a girl had an _____ with him and would _____ him daily. She was _____!
ORDEAL; OBSESSION; HARASS; PERSISTENT
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