Producers
What are producers? *
Plants that create their own food using photosynthesis.
What are consumers?
Animals that eat other organisms for food.
What are decomposers? *
Living things (like mushrooms or fungi) that break down waste for nutrients.
Psalm 24:1 says, "The earth is the Lord's and everything in it." Why does this verse give us a reason to study creation?
(teacher determines correct answer)
True or False: Strawberries are not berries, while Bananas are.
True
What process do producers use to gain energy from the sun?
Photosynthesis
What are the three types of consumers? *
Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
What do decomposers do for our ecosystem cycle? *
They keep the environment clean and provide nutrients.
God designed carbon and oxygen to cycle through the _________ and ___________ components continually. What are the two things it cycles through?
Everyone has a unique finger print and an unique ____________ print.
Tongue
How can you identify a good year from a bad year on the rings of a tree? *
The width of each ring tells whether the year was a good one or a bad one for the tree. A wide ring shows a good year while a narrow ring shows a bad year.
What are 2 similarities between food webs and food chains? *
- Both show the ecosystem cycle.
- Both show the energy flow.
- Both demonstrate producers, consumers, decomposers.
What are gills in Fungi?
The structures on the underside of a mushroom.
Romans 1:20 states that men can clearly see God's invisible qualities through His creation-even those who do not believe yet. If one of the purposes of creation is to give evidence, then we should consider whether or not we ought to be concerned about endangerment of species. What species of animal (we read about) is experiencing dramatic decline in population, mostly due to human activities?
Salmon
3 years
What is the life cycle of a bean plant?
Bean Seed --> Cotyledons --> Adult Bean --> Pollination --> Bean Pods
What are 2 differences between food chains and food webs? *
- Food chains have a single path of energy while Food Webs have energy connected throughout.
- Food chains go in a straight line while food webs are circular and web like.
- Food chains go in order of the cycle while Food webs show how food chains overlap.
What is the life cycle of salmon?
Eggs --> Alevin --> Parr --> Smolt --> Adult
We discussed this in class: “Familiarity can breed contempt. It is easy for us to look at the world and not really see it because we are used to it.” What does this mean? And how does it relate to God? *
- Sometimes we don't stop and say thank you for the things God has provided, especially in nature. God brilliantly designed everything for a purpose and we should give Him praise!
- We are so used to nature we forget that God designed everything down to the last detail. We should marvel at God's brilliant design of creation.
Which freezes faster: hot water or cold water?
Hot water
Saguaro cactus flowers contain sweet nectar, which appeals to what animal?
Bats
Sometimes fungi form something that are arranged in a circle or half circle. What does it form?
Mushrooms
What is denitrification?
The process that releases nitrogen from soil back into the atmosphere.
If Mr. Thompson came in and asked how Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers relate to the Bible, what would you say?
*teacher determines best answer*
Fun Fact: The Mona Lisa has no ___________.
Eyebrows