4th grade CATSScience Review

Life CyclesTraits

Ecosystems Plants

Food ChainsWeather

Jamey HerdelinMaupin Elementary

April 2004PowerPoint template by

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How does a plant begin?

As a seed.

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What is the process in which plants reproduce?

Germination.

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Water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight.

What 3 things does a plant need in order to grow?

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Time, dehydration, lack of sunlight

What are 3 causes for a plant to die?

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Appearance

What plant change takes place over time?

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Inherited traits are something you are born with, came from

your parents.

What are inherited traits, also known as

instincts?

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Learned behaviors are something you learn, the way

you act.

What are learned behaviors?

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Hair color is an inherited trait.Reading a book is a learned

behavior.

Is hair color a learned behavior or inherited trait?

Is reading a book a learned behavior or inherited trait?

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An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact.

A habitat is a place where an animal or plant lives.What is an ecosystem?

What is a habitat?

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What can happen to an animal or plant if its ecosystem is changed?

It can either adapt (change so it can survive) or die off.

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What is photosynthesis?

A process in which plants change light energy from the sun and use it to make sugar (food).

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Where does photosynthesis occur?

It occurs inside the plant cells where the chlorophyll is found.

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What is chlorophyll?

A green substance inside plant cells that traps energy from the

sun.

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Plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis & they give off

oxygen.

What type of gas do plants need for photosynthesis to

take place & what type of gas do they give off?

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Water, sunlight, and air

What do plants need for photosynthesis to take place

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What is the difference between predator and prey?

Predators are animals that hunt and kill other animals for food.

Prey are the animals that predators hunt.

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A living thing (consumer) that eats meat

What is a carnivore?

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Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and other

consumers.

What do omnivores eat?

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Herbivores are living things (consumers) that eat plants.

What are herbivores?

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What is a rabbit and what is a human – carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore?

A rabbit is an herbivore and humans are omnivores.

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What do you call it when a weatherman predicts

what weather will come?

Weather forecasting

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What weather measurement is used when you measure the

amount of air that is pressing on anything, also

known as air pressure?

Barometer

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The amount of water vapor in the air.

What is humidity?

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How is humidity measured?

It is the percentage (%) of the water vapor the air can hold at a

given temperature.

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How is wind speed measured?

In miles per hour.

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