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Student Book- Protecting Earth's Resources
 
Weeks of February 26- April 3rd
 
Science Test Friday Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
 
 
Vocabulary words to know
balanced, carbon dioxide, carnivores, chain, consumer, decomposer
 ecosystem, energy, environment ,glucose ,herbivores, human, levels
 metabolism, nature, omnivores, photosynthesis, predator, producer
 scavenger, sun , food web
 
 

Energy and Matter in Ecosystems Study Guide


  1.  How do you know if something is living?
  1. a)
  2. b)    
  3. c)    
  4. d)    
  1. Be able to identify the differences between producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers? Where do each get their energy?

a)


b)

       

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d)




  1. Understand and explain the process of photosynthesis. What do plants need? 

  1. a) Plants absorb from the sun through their                                 to make food. The type of food producers make is a kind of sugar called                             
  2. b) Plants take in nutrients from even without                             .

  1. c) Plant take in nutrients from water in the                                        .

  1. d) Plant take in                                                                     from from the air.

  1. e) Plant release                                                   into the air.

  1. Understand and explain the flow of energy through a basic food chain using Core Vocabulary. (producers, consumers, herbivores. carnivores, omnivores, and other vocabulary)





  1. What is the difference between an ecosystem versus not an ecosystem?



  1. Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web.




  1. Identify the difference between activity that disrupts or protects the ecosystem.





Week of October 2nd
Begin Ecosystems
No homework 
Monday- Investigating Matter- Chapter 5/6
 
Tuesday-Investigating Matter- Study Guide and Review- Students will have a test on Thursday!!
 
Wednesday-Investigating Matter- Study Guide and Review-Students will have a test on Thursday!!
Thursday-Investigating Matter- Test
Friday-Investigating Matter- Activity