Plant Structures
3 things that plants need to survive
What is water, air, sunlight, space, and nutrients?
plants need enough space for one of their parts to speak out and absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
What are the roots?
what are predators?
the place in an ecosystem where an organism lives
What is a habitat?
organisms that turn material in to simpler substances
what are decomposers?
the main parts of a plant
What are the leaves, roots, and stem?
What do plants need to survive?
organisms that are hunted
what are prey?
what is a niche?
plant-like organisms that get energy from other organisms which may be living or dead
what is fungi?
substances that living things need to stay healthy
What are nutrients?
Tissues that transport sugars to all parts of the plant
What are phloem?
an organism that is introduced to a new ecosystem that causes harm
what is an invasive species?
living things in an environment
what are biotic factors?
Fungi are different from plants because ___________.
What is fungi cannot make their own food.
the openings on the underside of leaves that allow air to enter and can close to prevent water from escaping
What is stomata?
The evaporation of water from a plant's leaves
What is transpiration?
animals are also called _____ and need food from other sources
what are consumers?
nonliving things in the environment
What are abiotic factors?
Decomposers help and environment stay healthy and balanced by ___________.
What is moving matter in ecosystems?
What is breaking down matter and returning the nutrients to the soil?
water travels up the center of the term through this specialized tissue, what is the tissue called?
What is xylem?
The process of transpiration
Invasive species are primarily spread by _____
what is human activities?
3 examples of biotic factors and 3 examples of abiotic factors
What are plants, animals, fungi, bacteria?
What are soil, rocks and light?
Decomposers most important role in the ecosystem is to ____________.
What is make nutrients available to plants.