Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Webquest Answer Guide

ANSWER GUIDE
PLANTS

1.
o   Roots help ______ANCHOR____ the plants in the soil and also store extra __FOOD______ for future use.

o   What is the main purpose of the stem?
o   They support the plant and act as the plumbing system

o   Leaves are designed to capture __SUNLIGHT__which the plant uses to make food through a process called photosynthesis.

o   What is the function of flowers for most plants?
o   __Reproductive______________________________________________

o   Fruit provides what for the seeds?

o   ________A Covering/protection______________________
o   What part of the plant contains new plants?

o   _Seeds_____________________________________________________

2.

2.       List three ways in which plants help the environment in many different ways:
1.      Plants make food
2.      Plants make oxygen
3.      Plants provide habitats for animals
4.      Plants help make an preserve soil
5.      Plants provide useful products for people
6.      Plants Beautify

3.

Please fill out the diagram with the correct answers.
1.      Leaves
2.      Flowers
3.      Fruit
4.      Stem
5.      Seed
6.      Roots

4. Photosynthesis allows plants to make their own _____Food__________.
   
What do plants make that humans need to breathe?

______oxygen____________________________________
5.
Veins in the center of the root
XYLEM
The male part of a flower which produces the pollen.
STAMEN
Name for the center of the root
STELE
The outside covering of the seed is the ___SEED COAT____________

The process by which green plants use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to make their food…. ________PHOTOSYNTHESIS__________

A white food substance that is made and stored in most plants

___STARCH_________________



ANIMALS

6.  
o   What characterizes an invertebrate? Animals without a Backbone or Spinal Column
o   What characterizes a vertebrate? Animals with a Backbone or Spinal Column
o   Are mammals, fish, and reptiles categorized as an invertebrate or vertebrae? Why?
VERTEBRAE- BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BACKBONE OR SPINAL COLUMN
7.
o   What are the five basic needs of animals?
FOOD, WATER, OXYGEN, RIGHT CLIMATE, AND SHELTER
8. This video demonstrates what basic need for animals? Circle the correct answer.
FOOD                                                             WATER
SHELTER                                                     OXYGEN
RIGHT CLIMATE


9.      What are the three ways that animals are able to survive during the winter? Explain each
o   MIGRATE: ANIMALS TRAVEL TO OTHER PLACES WHERE THE WEATHER IS WARMER OR THE CAN FIND FOOD.

o   ADAPT: MANY MAKE CHANGES IN THEIR BEHAVIOR OR THEIR BODIES TO KEEP WARM.

o   HIBERNATE:  SPECIAL, VERY DEEP SLEEP. THE ANIMAL’S BODY TEMPERATURE DROPS, AND ITS HEARTRATE AND BREATHING SLOW DOWN.
10.  Go the above link. Think of ONE question to ask a zoologist in regards to animal adaptation (How animals change in order to be able to live in the location they live).  Fill out the needed areas, and type in your question.  Let me review your question before you submit it.
This has no one answer, they will be graded on effort, and relevance to question.




















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