What is the process called when plants are making their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is motion?
It is an objects direction and speed. It has kinetic energy.
What are the four things that a habitat offers?
Water, space, food, and shelter
What are the 3 phases of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What is an independent variable?
Something that I can change.
What is the function of the roots?
Provides support and allows movement of water and nutrients
What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
Kinetic Energy is in motion and Potential Energy has "stored" energy (not moving).
What is a herbivore?
An organism that eats plants
Atoms are the smallest part of matter. True or false?
True
What are the 3 things a plant needs to let photosynthesis happen?
Water, sunlight, carbon dioxide
What is friction?
The pull of an object that makes it slow down or stop moving
What is a niche?
the organisms function in their ecosystem
How would you change a liquid to a solid?
Decrease heat
What is the control?
Something that stays constant. The same.
What is the gas that is released from plants after photosythesis?
Oxygen
Direction and speed describe an objects?
Motion
What is the original source of energy in all food web?
Sun
Give me 2 examples of a mixture.
Answers will vary (trail mix, fruit salad, etc)
What is a tool you might need to look at something that is too small to see with just your eye?
What is the function of the stem?
Absorbs water and anchors the plant
Answers will vary.
What do you use a dichotomous key for?
For identifying/classifying organisms by their physical characteristics, similarities, and differences.
Give me 2 examples of a solution.
Answers will vary (lemonade, kool aid, etc)
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