| Photosynthesis | ||
| #1 | What are the 4 ingredients for photosynthesis? | Sun, chlorophyll, Carbon dioxide, water |
| #2 | What is the "oven" for photosynthesis? | Chloroplasts |
| #3 | What is produced as a result of photosynthesis? | Glucose and oxygen |
| #4 | What is released as a waste product of photosynthesis? | Oxygen |
| #5 | When animals breathe out carbon dioxide, where does that carbon dioxide most likely go? | Into a plant to be used to make glucose |
| Biotic/ Abiotic Factors | ||
| #1 | What is a biotic factor? | A living part of an ecosystem |
| #2 | What is an abiotic factor? | A non-living part of an ecosystem |
| #3 | Name three biotic factors you might find in a pond. | Answers will vary |
| #4 | Name three abiotic factors you might find in a tundra | Answers will vary |
| #5 | How do nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants? | They convert nitrogen into a form that plants can absorb and use |
| Biomes | ||
| #1 | Which biome has the most humus? | Rainforest |
| #2 | Which biome has the least fertile soil? | Desert |
| #3 | Which biome is home to many different species of grass? | Grassland/ savannah |
| #4 | Which biome has very cold winters but mild summers with small plants? | Tundra |
| #5 | What gas is responsible for global warming? | Carbon dioxide |
| Food Chains | ||
| #1 | What provides all the energy in a food chain? | The sun |
| #2 | What are herbivores? | Organisms that consume only plants |
| #3 | Why are there so many more producers than consumers? | Everything relies on energy from producers |
| #4 | In what level of a food pyramid is the most energy? | Bottom level/ producers |
| #5 | Why is so much energy lost between levels in a food pyramid? | Some is lost as heat, some is used in life processes |
| Vocab | ||
| #1 | What part of a plant absorbs water and minerals? | Roots |
| #2 | What job do decomposers do? | Decompose dead organisms and recycle nutrients |
| #3 | What type of energy drives the water cycle? | Solar/ Sun |
| #4 | What can green plants do that no other organisms can? | Make their own food |
| #5 | What is phototropism? | Growth toward or away from light |
| Final Question | |
| Construct a food chain or web with at least 5 organisms | Answers will vary |