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Living things that use energy from the sun to produce their own food.
Living things that use energy from the sun to produce their own food.
producers
There is 3 levels of consumers. What is the level that consumers the producer?
There is 3 levels of consumers. What is the level that consumers the producer?
primary consumers
Living things that break down dead plats and animals into nutrients and minerals.
Living things that break down dead plats and animals into nutrients and minerals.
Decomposers
Name 1 producer, consumer and decomposer.
Name 1 producer, consumer and decomposer.
any plant, any animal and fungi, worms, bacteria etc...
Draw a diagram of the nutrient cycle.
Draw a diagram of the nutrient cycle.
What is the recipe for the plants to create their own food?
What is the recipe for the plants to create their own food?
water + carbon dioxide...in the presence of sunlight = Oxygen + Glucose/Sugar
What kind of food do the leaves make?
What kind of food do the leaves make?
Glucose or sugar
If you break apart the word photsynthsis, the word photo means ___ and the word synthsis means ____.
If you break apart the word photsynthsis, the word photo means ___ and the word synthsis means ____.
light & putting together
Humans and animals breathe out ____ so that plants can turn it into ____. *put them in the right order!
Humans and animals breathe out ____ so that plants can turn it into ____. *put them in the right order!
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
Why is photosynthesis is so essential to life on earth?
Why is photosynthesis is so essential to life on earth?
Oxygen that is produced during photosynthesis is released into the atmosphere. This oxygen is what we breathe and we cannot live without it.
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All of our energy for growth, development and physical activity comes from eating food from plants and animals. Animals obtain energy from eating plants. Plants obtain energy from glucose made during photosynthesis.
Dendrochronology is the study of dendrodiscs. What is another name for a dendrodisc?
Dendrochronology is the study of dendrodiscs. What is another name for a dendrodisc?
Tree Cookie or Cross Section of a Tree
What do thick rings on a tree cookie tell us about the tree's life?
What do thick rings on a tree cookie tell us about the tree's life?
Thick rings mean high amount of growth (lots of sun and water)
What do you call a dark mark in a tree cookie?
What do you call a dark mark in a tree cookie?
Fire Scar
What does it mean when we see narrow holes in the bark or sapwood?
What does it mean when we see narrow holes in the bark or sapwood?
Insects have eaten part of this tree
What does it mean if we see uneven growth rings (wide on one side and narrow on the other)?
What does it mean if we see uneven growth rings (wide on one side and narrow on the other)?
Tree grew on a slope or the tree was crowded on the narrow side of the tree rings
Human action have 2 affects on a forest, it can either ___ or ____.
Human action have 2 affects on a forest, it can either ___ or ____.
enhance or threaten
One way the industry works to ensure forests are maintained (especially after a diaster like a big fire) is to plant new seeds or small trees.
One way the industry works to ensure forests are maintained (especially after a diaster like a big fire) is to plant new seeds or small trees.
Reforestation
Name 2 things forest ecosystems are suffering from.
Name 2 things forest ecosystems are suffering from.
pollution, fire, overuse by humans, harvesting (clear-cutting, logging etc)
What are 2 ways human can enhance a forest?
What are 2 ways human can enhance a forest?
Plant trees, national parks, limit use of resources (paper), controlled fires so new trees can grow,
What is clear cutting?
What is clear cutting?
requires the use of large machinery that cuts down entire sections of a forest. Soil will be eroded and vegetation will die without trees.
This layer of the tree carries water and nutirents from the roots to the leaves.
This layer of the tree carries water and nutirents from the roots to the leaves.
The zylem or sapwood
This layer of the tree carries the food (glucose) to all parts of the tree, where needed.
This layer of the tree carries the food (glucose) to all parts of the tree, where needed.
Phloem
What are the 3 parts of the tree we can clearly label in this picture.
What are the 3 parts of the tree we can clearly label in this picture.
Crown, Trunk (or stem) and Roots
Which leaf picture has 2 needles per bunch?
Which leaf picture has 2 needles per bunch?
D.
What is Alberta's National Tree?
What is Alberta's National Tree?
Lodgepole Pine
What is the name of the ONE and ONLY tree that is both DECIDUOUS and CONIFEROUS?
What is the name of the ONE and ONLY tree that is both DECIDUOUS and CONIFEROUS?
Tamarach also called Larch
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