Energy in Plants
This is a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy to food-energy called glucose.
What is photosynthesis?
This is the process of liquid water changing to water vapor.
What is evaporation?
What is the lowest group on the energy pyramid (trophic level 1)?
What is producers?
This green pigment is found in the chloroplasts of plants.
What is chlorophyll?
What month was Mr. Menke born in?
What is July?
This is the top layer of cells on a leaf of my plant.
What is the cuticle?
This is what drives the water cycle.
What is the Sun?
Give one example of a detrivore.
What is a worm or vulture?
This is the term for the process of plants giving off water.
What is transpiration?
How many brothers does Mr. Menke have?
What is 3?
These are the two vascular tubes that carry food and water through plants.
What are phloem and xylem?
List one way nitrogen gets into the soil.
What is decaying organic matter or lightning?
This is an organism that eats producers and other consumers.
What is an omnivore?
This is when water returns to the Earth is various forms.
What is precipitation?
What make (brand) of vehicle does Mr. Menke drive?
What is Ford?
This is one of the products of photosynthesis besides glucose.
What is oxygen or water?
What is the role of humans in the oxygen cycle?
What is returns carbon dioxide to the air after taking in oxygen?
What percentage of energy moves up in an energy pyramid?
What is 10%?
This is an organism that eats only producers.
What is a herbivore?
In what town did Mr. Menke grow up (high school) in Texas?
What is Pflugerville?
Explain why your body needs oxygen. Be specific.
What is cellular respiration?
What is the results of too much carbon in the air resulting in a higher greenhouse effect?
What is higher temperatures or climate change?
Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web.
What is a food chain shows a simple flow of energy between 2-3 organisms and an energy web shows a flow between numerous organisms with many options for where the energy flows.
This is the process of nitrogen being made into a usable form by bacteria underground.
What is nitrogen fixation?
Whole class answers this question:
How many individual items does Mr. Menke have in his wallet at this moment?
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