Living Systems Review G6RW

Ecosystems 1

100

Plants produce what that is essential to life in an ecosystem?

Oxygen

200

Name two abiotic parts of an ecosystem.

Sunlight 

SoilWater

Rocks 

Temperature

Air

300

Is Snow an example of a biotic or abiotic component of an arctic ecosystem?

Abiotic 

400

During the day I'm really hot, but at night I can get really cold.

Animals that live here will sometimes burrow underground to get away from the extreme heat. 

What ecosystem am I?

Desert Ecosystem

500

Besides photosynthesis & food, what is another crucial role plants play in ecosystems?

Stopping soil erosion

Purifying & filtering water

Shelter for animals

Ecosystems 2

100

Name two ecosystems. 

Desert

Arctic

Grassland

Wetland 

Forest

Freshwater

200

Bacteria, fungi & insects are all examples of what? 

Decomposers 

300

Zebras, lions & elephants are found in what ecosystem?

Grassland

400

I can be found in nearly every climate zone. 

I can vary in size & am home to a variety of plant life. 

I am located between dry & wet land.

Wetland Ecosystems

500

Bears can be found in a variety of ecosystems. Name 3.

Black bears - forest & wetland 

Grizzly bears - forest, wetland & grassland

Gobi bears - desert

Polar bears - arctic 

Tardigrades (water bears) - freshwater 

Plants

100

What are the 3 main ingredients for photosynthesis? 

Water, sunlight, carbon dioxide

200

What is the food plants make during photosynthesis? 

Glucose

300

What's the name of the pigment that makes plants green? 

Chlorophyll

400

During photosynthesis, water is split into what two molecules? 

Hydrogen & Oxygen

500

The food plants make during photosynthesis is stored as what? 

Starch

Animals/ Food chain

100

What's another name for a plant in the food chain?

Primary producer 

200

I am an animal who eats only plants, what am I called? 

Herbivore

300

I am a secondary consumer on the foodchain, what am I called? 

Carnivore

400

I can survive on both plants & animals, what am I called?

Omnivore

500

Make a mini food chain. 

Name a primary product, a primary consumer & a secondary consumer. 

(Double points if you can fit it to an ecosystem)

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Misc.

100

In our experiment, we took what away from one of our plants?

Sunlight 

200

Other than nourishment & shelter, what are two other ways plants are used in everyday life? 

Construction materials

Paper production

Clothes 

Medicine

Energy

300

Name 1 of the 4 sacred plants to the First Nations & Métis cultures we talked about

Sage

Tobacco

Sweetgrass

Cedar

400

Give two examples of how you used plants today.

:)

500

Sweetgrass is traditionally braided. Each strand represents something. What is one of the three? 

(Double if you get all 3)

Kindness, love honesty

Mind, body & spirit