Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Carbon Moves
Experiments and Ecosystems
Day and Night
100

What do plants need from the Sun to make energy storage molecules?

What is sunlight?

100

Which living things use cellular respiration?

What is “all living things”?

100

When animals eat plants, where does the carbon go?

What is “into the animal”?

100

In a sealed aquarium with plants and fish, what happens to carbon when the light is on?

What is “carbon is moving in and out of the water at the same time”?

100

During the day, plants mostly do what process to make energy?

What is photosynthesis?

200

What do plants take in from the air during photosynthesis?

What is carbon dioxide?

200

What gas do living things give off during cellular respiration?

What is carbon dioxide?

200

When living things use up energy, what happens to the carbon in their food?

What is “it turns into carbon dioxide”?

200

In a sealed aquarium, if carbon goes up, is the light on or off?

What is “the light is off”?

200

At night, when plants can’t do photosynthesis, what do they still do?

What is cellular respiration?

300

What kind of organisms can do photosynthesis in a forest?

What are plants?

300

What happens to energy storage molecules during cellular respiration?

What is “they are broken down for energy”?

300

When plants make food, does carbon move into or out of the air?

What is “into the plant from the air”?

300

Why does carbon go down when light shines on plants?

What is “because plants use carbon to make food”?

300

What happens to carbon levels at night when animals and plants breathe out?

What is “carbon in the air increases”?

400

When sea grass is in sunlight, what happens to the number of energy storage molecules?

What is “they increase”?

400

Why do animals need to eat plants or other animals?

What is “to get energy storage molecules”?

400

When plants and animals share an ecosystem and are in the sunlight, what happens to carbon in the air?

What is “it moves both in and out at the same time”?

400

In a space station with no light, what happens to energy storage molecules?

What is “they decrease”?

400

If giraffes are not eating and it’s dark, what happens to carbon in their bodies?

What is “it moves out of their bodies”?

500

When plants are in the dark, what happens to the number of energy storage molecules?

What is “they decrease”?

500

What happens to the amount of oxygen in a system when cellular respiration happens?

What is "it decreases"?

500

When the light is off in an ecosystem, does carbon in the air go up or down?

What is “it goes up”?

500

If an ivy plant is taking in carbon, what does that tell us about sunlight?

What is “the ivy is in sunlight”?

500

What does every ecosystem need to keep energy moving?

What is “the Sun”?