Plants
How are plants different from animals?
Plants make their own food. They are producers.
What biome has the most species of all the biomes?
Tropical Rainforest
What is the first and last thing in a food chain?
Sun and decomposer.
What is photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process that plants and some other organisms use to make sugar for food.
What is Ms. Yohe's favorite flower?
Sunflower
What is the product of photosynthesis? (There are 2 things it makes)
Oxygen, Sugar for plant
What biome has animal hibernate and sleep through much of the winter?
Deciduous Forest
What happens when an organism cannot compete?
It may die or may be forced to move away.
What is a food web?
A food web combines many food chains together to show what organisms eat one another.
How many siblings does Miss Kelley have?
5
What three things does a plant need to go through photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight
Where do you find roots of most plants in the desert?
Dessert plants have roots close to the surface of the ground so they can get as much water as possible.
Why do animals compete? Tell at least 3 reasons.
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things in an area.
What drink does Mrs. Hagen have every morning?
Diet Coke
What are three reasons why roots are important to plants?
Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil, they store food, and they hold a plant in the soil.
The soil is frozen during all but a few weeks each year in this biome. Plants cannot grow deep roots or tall stems. What biome is this?
Tundra
Is a parasite a helpful or harmful example of symbiosis? Why?
Harmful because it eats the organisms food before it gets to their cells and may make an animal sick and weak.
What is a tropism?
Tropisms are ways that plants change their direction of growth in response to the environment.
What would Mrs. Black buy to drink everyday if she could? Frappicino, Soda, Slushee, or Bubble tea
Bubble tea
2 Parts: What is the xylem and phloem? Why are they important?
The xylem and phloem are tissues, which are tubes in the stem. The xylem carry materials from the roots to the leaves of the plant. The phloem caries sugar away from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
What are the five nonliving parts of an ecosystem? Tell why one of these parts is important.
Air, water, soil, temperature, and sunlight
What biome would an otter live in? What helps it live well in that biome?
River biome. It must be able to live on land and in water. It can swim fast and easily in the water, and on land can catch small mammals and frogs.
What is an adaptation? Give on example.
An adaptation makes an organism fit an ecosystem better and helps them survive. Ex: hummingbird longer beak, frogs toes with suction cups
Where was Mrs. McLaughlin born? Must say city and state. *Hint: the Pacific Northwest
Salem, Oregon