From the Slides
Do otters eat kelp?
NO!
Where does kelp get its food?
From photosynthesis
Which type of organism gets its energy directly from the sun?
Producers
Why do plants conduct photosynthesis?
To make glucose
What's the best class at Ellen Ochoa Middle School?
Mrs. Adams' science class, of course!
What do plants store extra food as?
Starch
Name the three parts of kelp
Holdfast, stipe, and blades
Animals that eat only plants are called this.
Herbivores
What kind of living things conduct cellular respiration?
Plants and animals
What year did Ellen Ochoa Middle School open?
2024
What gas makes up most of the "air" around us, at 78%?
Nitrogen
How much sunlight makes kelp grow the most?
Some sun, but not too much!
What happens to energy when it reaches the top of the ecosystem?
It is transferred to the soil and given back to the producers
Cellular respiration happens in these cell structures
Mitochondria
Who is the assistant principal over 7th grade?
Ms. Hampton
What do plants and animals do with the energy (ATP) that they create during cellular respiration?
They use it to grow!
Where are the kelp forests we've studied located?
Alaska
What type of organisms are mushrooms and bacteria?
Decomposers
Cellular Respiration
Ellen Ochoa was the first Latina to do what?
Go to space! as an astronaut
In which month does kelp grow the most?
July
Otters help kelp forests by eating these animals that chew on kelp
Sea urchins
If an animal that eats producers gets sick and dies off, what happens to the other consumers in the ecosystem?
They will decrease in number
What is the cycle between photosynthesis and cellular respiration called?
The carbon-oxygen cycle
Who cut the ribbon to officially open the school?
Ellen Ochoa herself!