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what is the purpose of roots?
They take in nutrients and water. They also anchor the plant down to the ground.
what is the purpose of a plant's stem?
It holds a plant upright, and the stem is where the water and nutrients transport up to reach the rest of the plant/leaves
what is the definition of solar energy?
energy from the sun
what is a consumer?
cannot produce their own food, they just eat/consume plants or other animals as food.
what is competition?
it is the struggle of several organisms for the same resource
what are herbivores?
animals that eat mainly plants
what are carnivores?
animals that eat other animals
what are producers?
they make/produce their own food.
what is the definition of photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process in which plants make their own food.
what are omnivores?
an animal that eats both plants and animals
what does accommodation mean?
is an individual organism's response to change.
what is the definition of a food web?
shows how a group of food chains are linked together.
what is environment?
it is everything that surrounds a living thing
what is algae?
a type of protist that lives in water
what is Euglena?
is one kind of protist found in ponds/streams.
what is the definition of a food chain?
it shows how energy passes from one organism to another as food.
what is the definition of biomass?
is a measure of the amount of living things in an environment
what is Amobea?
its a protist that acts like an animal in most ways
what are the tiny holes under a leaf called?
Stomata
what is the purpose of the tiny holes under a plant's leaves?
Plants are able to take in carbon dioxide through those tiny holes
what are the different levels in a rainforest in order from top to bottom?
emergent layer, canopy, understory, and forest floor
what does endangered mean?
an animal or plant that has very few left of its kind
what is Moh's hardness scale?
shows the hardness of a few common minerals.
How are minerals identified?
Luster, Cleavage, Streak
which producer/consumer acts like both a plant and animal?
Eugelna