Plants
What part of a plant collect nutrients for it?
The roots collect nutrients from the ground.
Describe examples of animal adaptations
Hibernation, wings, mimicry, camouflage, etc.
What do you call an animal that eats both plants and meat?
Omnivores
Describe the water cycle.
Collection, evaporation, condesation, perception, collection
Give an example of a man made resource
Paper, tvs, basketballs, cars, etc.
Define germination.
When the seed starts to sprout and grow roots.
Describe the diference between mimicry and camouflage.
Camouflage: blend in with surroundings
Mimicry: adapted to look like something else
Describe what a food web represents.
The feeding realtionship between organisms in the ecosystem.
Describe the process of photosynthesis.
Plants take in carbon dioxide, sun, and water to produce plant sugars.
Give an example of a natural resource
Wood, honey, water, fruit, etc.
Define pollen and what it's used for.
A powder like substance made by the male part, the anther for reproduction.
Define metamorphisis and give an animal example.
A big change that occurs for bugs and reptiles while they grow. Ie. During chrysalis/pupa stage or when tadpoles become frogs.
What is the difference between producers and decomposers in a food chain?
Producers get energy from non-living things while decomposers get energy from once living things.
What is a watershed?
An ecological feature that delivers water from the mountains to a body of water.
What causes acid rain?
Pollution from coal power plants, cars and other greenhouse gas emission sources
Name at least two different ways seeds are spread.
Through animals eating or carrying seeds, wind, pollination
Why might it be a bad idea to introduce a new specices to a habitat.
the new species might be invasive and cause ecosystem collapse
Describe an example of interdependence.
1. Squirrels need acorns for food. Oak trees depend on squirrels to spread their seed.
2. Milkweed aphids make food for ants. Ants will guard the aphids from predators.
Describe erosion.
Movement of sediment and soil caused by wind, water, ice
Name all benefits plants provide us that we learned in class.
Provides animals with shelter, remove co2 from the air and provides oxygen, hold down soil to prevent erosion, provide food for animals