Deck 6: Plants and Animals and Extended Investigations

Question 1

​The seed contains a baby plant called the _________________.

Answer 1

embryo

Question 2

​Understanding science is more than knowing or accumulating __________.

Answer 2

facts

Question 3

​Other single-celled organisms such as paramecia and amoebas belong to the kingdom called ________________.

Answer 3

Protista

Question 4

​Carbon dioxide from the air enters the leaf through its __________________.

Question 5

​Seed plants are called _________________ and belong to the plant kingdom of classification

Question 6

​Living things are distinguished from nonliving things by their interactions with their ____________.

Question 7

Green plants make their own food at a site on the leaf called the __________________.

Question 8

​Animals that have no internal backbone, and whose skeleton is usually located on the exterior of the body rather than the interior, are called:

A) ​vertebrate.
B) ​invertebrate.
C) ​endoskeleton.
D) ​protist.

Question 9

​__________is a simple sugar that living things use to make energy so they can carry on their functions, including growth.

Question 10

​A vegetable is considered the root, stem, leaf, or what other part of the plant?

A) ​seed
B) flower​
C) ​cotyledon
D) ​stomata

Question 11

​The process of seeds sprouting and beginning to grow is called __________________.

Question 12

​Students modify and refine their existing concepts based on their interactions with the science materials and with their ________.

Question 13

​The thick halves of the lima bean seeds are called ____________________.

Question 14

​The process by which green plants make their own simple sugars by using carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil in the presence of sunlight is called ________________.

Question 15

​Plants that produce seeds with two cotyledons are called __________________.

Question 16

​Concepts exploring the relationship between living things and their environment are explored more and more deeply as students mature. This is referred to as a ______________________.

Question 17

​The kingdom of single celled organisms that include all types of bacteria are called _____________.

Question 18

Animals with internal backbones including all fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals are called:

A) vertebrate.
B) invertebrate.
C) endoskeleton.
D) protist.

Question 19

​Living things are distinguished from nonliving things by the fact that:

A) ​living things are made up of atoms.
B) ​living things take in materials from the environment and give off materials to the environment.
C) ​living things move.
D) ​living things are multicellular.

Question 20

A fruit is considered a container for:

A) ​roots.
B) ​leaves.
C) ​stems.
D) ​seeds.

Question 21

​Having plants and/or animals in your classroom can help students learn how to:

A) ​care for plants and animals.
B) ​observe things over an extended period of time.
C) ​observe things at regular intervals.
D) ​all of these options are correct.

Question 22

How can you handle a student who does not want to examine the earthworms because he or she is squeamish?

Question 23

​Multicelled organisms that include plant eaters, meat eaters, and parasites are in which kingdom?

A) ​Fungi
B) ​Plantae
C) ​Monera
D) ​Animalia

Question 24

What are some of the benefits of sustained investigations?

Question 25

​The vacant lot story is an example of:

A) ​a failed experiment.
B) ​a sustained investigation.
C) ​a short-term experiment.
D) ​direct instruction.

Question 26

How can comparing and contrasting the Velveteen Rabbit to a real rabbit help students to learn about what it means to be alive?

Question 27

​An example of a protist is:

A) ​bacteria.
B) ​algae.
C) ​fungi.
D) ​fish.

Question 28

​The five kingdoms recognized today are:

A) ​Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
B) ​Monera, Amoeba, Bacteria, Plantae, Animalia.
C) ​Bacteria, Fungi, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plantae.
D) ​Monera, Amoeba, Protista, Fungi, Animalia.

Question 29

Why are earthworms essential for plant growth?

Question 30

​The process of seedlings sprouting is called:

A) ​germination.
B) ​fertilization.
C) ​planting.
D) ​pollination.

Question 31

Create an activity that would help students distinguish between living and nonliving things.

Question 32

​Photosynthesis is the process where green plants use a certain molecule from the air and water from the soil, in the presence of sunlight, to manufacture molecules. What is the molecule called?

A) ​oxygen
B) ​nitrogen
C) ​carbon dioxide
D) ​carbon monoxide

Question 33

​Another word for seed plants is:

A) ​Monera.
B) ​fungi.
C) ​angiosperms.
D) ​cotyledon.

Question 34

How can seeds germinate without sunlight?

Question 35

Brainstorm how you could provide multiple opportunities for sustained investigations for your students.