Structures of Plants
What helps water collect on leaves to provide moisture to the plant?
Answer: Waxy leaves.
Which trait is inherited: a boy with freckles or a manatee injured by a boat?
Answer: A boy with freckles.
What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?
Answer: For plants to make their own food.
What role do producers play in a food web?
Answer: They create energy for consumers.
How did some American Indians get to Texas?
Answer: They walked across a land bridge.
How do deep roots help plants survive?
Answer: They allow plants to access water deep in the ground.
Which of the following is an acquired trait: puppies with spotted fur or a leaf with holes?
Answer: A leaf with holes.
What do plants need to perform photosynthesis?
Answer: Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
What is needed for the flow of energy to be complete in a food web?
Answer: A decomposer.
What made it hard to live in the Great Plains?
Answer: The land was dry.
What is the purpose of the waxy layer on leaves?
Answer: To prevent water loss and help collect rainwater.
Which of the following describes an acquired trait?
Answer: A manatee injured by a boat.
What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?
Answer: Oxygen.
Who gets energy directly from the Sun?
Answer: Plants.
What did the Caddo tribe use for water?
Answer: Rivers and lakes.
Which structure allows water to fall off leaves for the roots to absorb?
Answer: The shape of the leaves, which directs water downwards.
Long ears on a jackrabbit are an example of what kind of trait?
Answer: An inherited trait.
Which part of the plant is primarily responsible for photosynthesis?
Answer: Leaves.
400 Points: Name one animal that eats plants.
Answer: Any herbivore, like a rabbit.
How did the Lipan Apache use buffalo?
Answer: For clothing and homes
How does the structure of leaves help in photosynthesis?
Answer: They collect sunlight and moisture, essential for the plant's food-making process.
Name one example of an acquired trait from the following: a storm damaging a tree or a boy with curly hair.
Answer: A storm damaging a tree.
How do producers contribute to the food chain?
Answer: They convert sunlight into energy for other organisms.
What do decomposers do?
Answer: They break down dead plants and animals.
Why was trading important for the Puebloans?
Answer: To get what they needed.