Branching Keys
What is the acronym for defining living things?
MRS GREN
What is an abiotic factor?
A non-living factor that impacts a habitat
What are the products of photosynthesis?
Glucose and Oxygen
Using the photosynthesis word equation, what resource do we get from plants?
Oxygen
What do the two Rs in MRS GREN stand for?
Reproduction and respiration
What is a biotic factor?
A living factor that impacts a habitat
What are the raw materials of photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide + Water
List two other uses of plants
Food, materials, medicine
What is the definition for a vertebrate and invertebrate?
Vertebrate - An organism with a spine
Invertebrate - An organism without a spine
Give an example of biotic factors
Predators, competition, disease,
Where does photosynthesis occur?
Chloroplasts
What does can we go outside represent?
It helps us to remember the word equation for photsynthesis
List all 7 life processes
Movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition
Give 3 examples of abiotic factors
Light intensity, soil moisture and pH level
What is the name of the green pigment found in chloroplasts?
Chlorophyll
There's 2 more things plants need for photsynthesis not mentioned in @Can we go outside' - Name them
Light, chlorophyll
Give 2 questions which you could use if you were trying to identify a jellyfish on a branching key
Is it an aquatic animal?
Is it a vertebrate?
Does it have legs?
What is the definition of ecosystem?
Hint ____ + ____ = Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological unit made of habitat and community
Why do we test leaves for starch?
To see if photosynthesis has occured - glucose is stored as starch
What do plants use glucose for?
Plant growth
Respiration
Making proteins and oils
Cellulose - found in cell wall