Forest Ecosystem
The 5 characteristics of a tree are...
1. Tall
2. Perennial
3. Self-supporting trunk
4. Woody Trunk
5. One Main Stem
What is a producer?
Producers are the plants and trees in our
environment. The produce their own food.
What type of tree has leaves that change color and fall off the tree when it gets cold?
Deciduous trees.
What section of the leaf provides strength throughout the leaf, keeping it sturdy in the wind?
Midrib
What does reforestation mean?
The process of replanting trees in hopes they will thrive and create a healthy forest.
Why are the 5 reasons trees and forests are important for animals?
1. Supports biodiversity
2. Food Supply
3. Shelter
4. Shade
5. Companionship
What is a consumer?
Consumers are animals that must hunt and consume food because they cannot make it themselves.
What type of tree has leaves that do not change color or fall when it gets cold? Give 1 example of this type of tree.
Coniferous tree.
Possible examples:
- Fir
- Pine
- Spruce
- Larch
What do the venules and the veins have in common?
They both transport water and sugar.
Define deforestation and the 2 main reasons why it occurs.
Deforestation is the complete removal of trees from an area.
It happens for 2 main reason:
1. Humans want lumber
2. Humans want farming land
What are the 8 reasons why humans needs trees and forests?
1. Oxygen
2. Shelter
3. Furniture
4. Paper
5. Enriching Soil
6. Food
7. Medicine
8. Provides Protection (shade, sound, wind, etc)
What is an example of a decomposer?
- worm
- ant
- mushroom
- bacteria
- fungi
- mold
- pillbug
- millipede/centipede
- snail
What process demonstrates water travelling from the soil and roots up through the trunk and branches where it exits through tiny holes in the leaves.
Transpiration
What is the green chemical found in trees and plants?
Chlorophyll.
How is agriculture hurting the forests?
Huge forests are being burned or cleared to make space for farmland.
What is a biotic factor?
Living things in a forest
What is an omnivore? Provide 1 example of an omnivore.
An omnivore eats both plants and animals.
Possible examples:
- bear
- birds
- squirrels
Fill in the missing parts of the photosynthesis equation:
_______+ sunlight +_______= oxygen + _______
WATER + sunlight + CARBON DIOXIDE = oxygen+ GLUCOSE(SUGAR)
True or False:
Without leaves on a tree or a plant, photosynthesis would be impossible.
True!
List 2 of the 5 issues hurting trees.
1. Agriculture
2. Illegal Logging
3. Pulp, Paper, and Disposable Packaging
4. Forest fires and Climate Change
5. Roads and Development
Give 2 examples of abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Possible examples:
- Wind
- Water
- Dirt
- Rock
- Sand
- Cloud
- Sun
- Temperature
What level of the food chain pyramid does a quaternary consumer go? Give 1 example of a quaternary consumer.
The very top level as it has no natural predators.
Possible examples:
- bear
- lion
- human
- eagle
Give 3 ways that humans used trees and forests to survive in the past.
- Travel (canoes, wagons, etc)
- Food (hunting, trapping)
- Were respectful and not wasteful of the land
- Tools
- Clothing
- Medicine
- Furniture
- Shelter
What is the shape of this leaf called?
Heart-shaped.
What is the most important asset that trees give to humans?
OXYGEN!