Plants
How do plants get energy?
through a process called photosynthesis
Which role do roots play in making a plant?
roots take in water
What is a food chain?
a path by which energy flows from one living thing to another
What s an ecosystem?
all the living and non living things in an area
How can hydroponics solve problems?
if there is shortage of farm land, a drought, or poor soil
How do plants and animals differ?
unlike animals, plants are able to make thoer own food
Which is a product of photosynthesis that plant use?
A. water B. carbon dioxide C. chlorophyll D. sugar
sugar
True or False:
Animals do not depend on energy from the sun for food.
False, animals either eat plants or other animals that eat plants.
Name 3 physical characteristics of an ecosystem.
temperature, rainfall, and kind of soil
Name 4 things animals use food for energy.
healing, digestion, motion, growing
Identify the pigment that captures the energy of sunlight.
chlorophyll
Plants use the products made during photosynthesis to carry out basic functions. Where does the energy to make these products come from?
A. water B. sunlight C. oxygen D. carbon dioxide
sunlight
What does a food web show?
The different paths that energy follows as it moves through an environment.
In a grassland ecosystem, prairie dog represent a what?
population
What is an invasive species? Is an invasive species part of a healthy ecosystem?
An evasive specie is an organism that does not belong in a certain place and harms the environment. They are not part of a healthy ecosystem.
What us the original source of energy for organisms in a food chain?
sunlight
What is the name for a plant that grows on trunks or branches of trees.
epiphyte
Give an example of a food chain.
example:
sunlight>algae>shrimp>frog>fish
True or false: Matter moves in cycles and energy is transferred.
true
How do plants and animals interact in the carbon dioxide -oxygen cycle?
Plants and animals interact in the CARBON DIOXIDE cycle by: plants TAKE IN carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. Animals breathe in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide.
Which plant part is mainly responsible for capturing sunlight and carrying out photosynthesis.
leaves
What is hydroponics?
Growing plant n water an nutrients without soil.
What are decompsers & name 2.
decomposers break down dead organisms ir the waste of living things. fungi and bacteria
How do animals get the nitrogen they need?
They eat plants or other animals that eat plants
Explain the nitrogen cycle
Nitrogen cycle: Plants take in nitrogen from the soil. Animals get the nitrogen by eating plants. When organisms die, decomposers return nitrogen from the soil.