Final Exam Over Plants/Soil/Animals Flashcards
(30 cards)
Why do many fungi produce antibiotics?
They complete with bacteria for food
How do capillary action work?
Water can climb up surfaces by sticking to walls and to itself
What is the male sex cell and where do animals produce them?
Sperm - - Testes
How can the high temperature of compost be helpful?
Kills pathogens
What element MUST organic molecules contain?
Carbon
Were do we NOT see the green parts of plants?
Below the ground - - the roots
What type of cell is hair a modification of?
Skin
What is important about plants’ overall position in the food chain?
They are producers and provide food for the consumers
What is a single-called fungi?
Yeast
What are arthropod exoskeletons made of?
Chitin
Why are certain plants of plants green?
Due to photosynthesis
What are 3 ways that animals exchange gas (oxygen and Carbon Dioxide)
Lungs
Skin
Gills
What is the term for organic material in the soil?
Humus
What is the female sex cell and where do animals produce them?
Eggs - - ovaries
What are 2 examples of BROWN MATERIAL in compost?
Paper
Dried leaves
Wood
What is the organ that filters the blood?
The kidney
What is the purpose of a mushroom?
It is the reproductive organ
Since animals do not break down cellulose in plants - but they use cellulose as a food source - - how is this possible?
The bacteria found in the guts break it down for them
What is the smallest plant?
Mosses
Why we find the parts of the plants that are NOT green where they are found?
No sunlight where there is no green
What is the composition of Loam?
More sand and silt - - less clay
What is true about algae and plants?
Algae are usually unicellular and plants are multicellular
Plants can live on land and algae usually live in water
What is the purpose of the heart?
Move blood through out the body
What are two examples of GREEN MATERIAL in compost?
Kitchen scraps
Animal waste
Yard waste
