Nature Recycler

Question 1

waste

Answer 1

anything that is discarded because it is used up, worn out or no longer needed

Question 2

organic

Answer 2

• a way of describing a material that comes from a living or once-living thing

Question 3

decompose

Answer 3

• to rot decay or break down into smaller pieces

Question 4

organism

Answer 4

any living thing

Question 5

scavengers

Answer 5

animals that eat dead organisms they did not kill

Question 6

excrete

Answer 6

to rid the body of waste products

Question 7

fungi characteristics

Answer 7

a kingdom of living things that is different from both plants and animals

Question 8

how is fungi important to humans

Answer 8

• as food
• in the preparation of food
• for pest control
• used to produce citric acid, antibiotics, and human hormones

Question 9

types of fungi

Answer 9

• mold
• mushroom
• yeast

Question 10

mushroom cap

Answer 10

top most part and gives the fungi its umbrella-like shape

Question 11

mushroom Gills

Answer 11

thin, paper-like structures layered side by side that often hang from the underside of the cap

Question 12

mushroom Stalk

Answer 12

stem

Question 13

mushroom spores

Answer 13

reproductive part of a fungus

Question 14

mushroom mycelium

Answer 14

mushroom roots (underground)

Question 15

what is rot

Answer 15

process of decaying

Question 16

why do things rot or decay

Answer 16

organic remains decompose because different things feed on them

Question 17

biodegradable

Answer 17

able to be decomposed by bacteria or other living things

Question 18

organic vrs inorganic materials

Answer 18

organic comes from a once-living thing (like a leaf, or a bone). Inorganic comes from a non-living thing (like a rock)

Question 19

saddle

Answer 19

smooth band around an adult earthworms body

Question 20

bristles

Answer 20

help earthworms move