Pollinators and Plants
What is the process called for how plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
How many spheres did we talk about in our unit?
4
Name 1 level to the food chain/ pyramid.
Possible answers:
producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, and tertiary consumer
What is a limiting factor?
Something that keeps the population from growing to large.
Not enough food, water, space, predators, disease
______is the sweet liquid inside flowers.
Nectar
What GAS is ABSORBED from the air by PLANTS during photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide
The geosphere contains ____________.
Rocks, soil, minerals, layers of the Earth
What does a decomposer do?
They help something decompose/ go back to the earth. (Break down)
Abiotic means:
Biotic means:
Abiotic: non living
Biotic : living
Moving pollen from flower to flower is called ________?
Pollinating/ pollination
What is the GAS plants PRODUCE/ "give off" during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
The hydrosphere includes __________.
ALL water on the Earth, lakes, oceans, rivers, ground water
Eagle, lion, polar bear, wolves, crocodiles
What is species diversity?
The difference between animals; cats vs dogs
flowers vs leafy plants, etc.
Why are bees important to our world?
They pollinate fruits/ vegetables allowing the food chain to continue.
Name the 3 things plants need to perform photosynthesis.
Light
Carbon Dioxide
Water
What does the biosphere contain? Give 2 examples.
All living things on Earth:
plants, animals, humans
Name the 3 types of biodiversity.
Species, genetic and ecosystem
Give 2 examples of a biotic factor. Give 2 examples of an abiotic factor.
Biotic: tree, animal, grass, fungi
abiotic: temperature, climate, rocks, soil
Name 3 parts of a flower related to pollination?
Petal, leaf, stamen, ovary, sepal, pistil
6CO2+6H2O+sunlight_________>C6H12O6+6O2
Identify the input & output on this formula
Input: 6CO2+6H2O+sunlight
Output: C6H12O6+6O2
How did humans change the carbon cycle (2 answers) must be given).
Buring fossil fuels and deforestation
Why is biodiversity important?
Living things depend on each other for food, shelter and sustaining life. We need biodiversity to help life on earth to keep going.
Give 1 example of genetic diversity.
Difference in flower color, dogs, cats