Plants
Changes an organism makes in order to adapt to its environment.
adaption
An area where living and nonliving things interact.
Ecosystem
Why is Earth called the ‘Blue Planet’?
It is 71% covered with water.
What do plants produce that helps humans?
oxygen
The stigma is part of this:
Pistil
Moves water and nutrients from one part of the plant to another.
stem
All the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.
Population
What Watershed do we live in?
The Chesapeake Bay
Which direction does the water cycle move?
It moves in all directions--not a circle.
Screech owls nest in holes in trees. They eat mice and crickets. Where would a screech owl most likely live?
A. beach
b. Rainforest
C. Desert
D. Forest
D. Forest
The process plants use when they convert water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide into food.
Photosynthesis
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food chain moves energy in one direction. A Food web is multiple intertwined food chains.
Which type of land cover has the least amount of runoff?
a.Forest
b.Developed-Low
c.Crops
d. Developed-Med
a. forest
What is the definition of an organism?
a living individual of any species
A part of the plant cell that contains chlorophyll and is the location where photosynthesis takes place.
chloroplasts
A green substance in plants responsible for absorbing sunlight.
Chlorophyll
What is a community?
Groups of different organisms living in the same area.
What is a watershed?
an area of land where all the water flows to the same body of water.
What is an example of a conservation pracitce
rain garden, green roof, porous pavers, etc.
Which land cover caused the largest amounts of runoff?
a. Developed-Low
b. Developed-Med
c. Developed- High
c. Developed- High
How do plants reproduce?
Pollination
What is the difference between an ecosystem, a population, and a community?
answers will vary
What is the difference between previous and impervious?
Previous soaks water into the ground.
Impervious does not soak up water into the ground.
The part of the plant where pollen can be found.
Stamen
What is an aquatic invertebrate?
AQUATIC: lives in the water
MACRO: large enough to see with your eyes
INVERTEBRATE: does NOT have a backbone