Plant Environmental Factors
What will happen if you overwater plants placed in a crowded pot?
Its roots may rot
What might be a reason why two plants might have different height even though they have the same environmental factors?
Genetic Variation or Mutation
What is the major nutrient for the growth of animals?
Protein
What do you call the structure of frogs that acts as its urinary and reproductive exit?
CLOACA
What vitamin is good for the eyes?
Vitamin A
What do you call the food making process of plants that requires light, carbon dioxide and water?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
What do you call the hormones that is responsible for plant elongation and proper growth direction?
AUXIN
What mineral is found in the hemoglobin of our blood?
IRON
What adaptive structures do camels have and its function that would let them withstand their desert habitat?
Hump, long eyelashes, closable nostrils
TRUE or FALSE: The sun gives us vitamin D.
FALSE
What do you call the plants response to the length of daylight that tells the plant when to germinate or bear fruits and flowers?
PHOTOPERIODISM
What do you call the hormones responsible for seed germination and fruit and flower bearing in plants?
Gibberellins
What vitamin is needed for stronger bones and teeth?
Vitamin D
Where is growth hormone produced and what does it do?
It is produced in the pituitary gland and stimulates bone and muscle growth
What is the major function of our thyroid hormone?
Controls metabolism
If you place a seedling in a dark place, it may grow tall and quick because it will be looking for light. However, it will develop yellow and weaker stems as a result. What do you call this process?
ETIOLATION
What are resistance genes?
Genes that help plants detect and fight off invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and pests.
Why would an overcrowded habitat lead to poor growth of an organism?
Competition among the organisms in food an other environmental factors
What is the difference of insulin and glucagon?
INSULIN LOWER BLOOD SUGAR, GLUCAGON RISES BLOOD SUGAR
What do you think is the most used animal by 8th graders in the Project Making brochure?
Dog
What are the three main nutrients needed in the soil for a healthy plant growth?
NITROGEN, POTASSIUM, PHOSPHORUS
Plant GMOs are genetically altered plants based on specific preferences. What does the letters GMO mean?
Genetically Modified Organisms
What can parasites do to an organism and how does it affect its growth?
It reduces nutrient absorption and slows the growth of organisms
What do you call all the processes happening inside an organism?
METABOLISM
What is the scientific term for Growth Hormone?
Somatotropin