Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Having plants and/or animals in the classroom can help students learn how to care for them, observe them over an extended period of time, and observe them at regular intervals. Therefore, all of the options presented are correct.

Question 2

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

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Question 3

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

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Multicelled organisms that include plant eaters, meat eaters, and parasites belong to the Animalia kingdom.

Question 4

What are some of the benefits of sustained investigations?

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Question 5

​The vacant lot story is an example of:

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The vacant lot story exemplifies a sustained investigation, as it typically involves long-term observation, data collection, and analysis to understand the ecological or social impacts of vacant lots over time.

Question 6

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

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Question 7

​An example of a protist is:

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Protists are a diverse group of organisms that are neither plants, animals, nor fungi. Algae are a type of protist that can photosynthesize, and are often found in aquatic environments. Bacteria are a separate group of microorganisms, while fungi and fish are multicellular organisms that belong to the kingdoms Fungi and Animalia, respectively.

Question 8

​The five kingdoms recognized today are:

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The five kingdoms recognized today are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. This classification system was developed by biologist Robert Whittaker in the 1960s and is still widely used today. Monera includes prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria, Protista includes unicellular eukaryotic organisms such as amoebae, Fungi includes organisms like mushrooms and yeasts, Plantae includes multicellular photosynthetic organisms, and Animalia includes multicellular heterotrophic organisms.

Question 9

Why are earthworms essential for plant growth?

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Question 10

​The process of seedlings sprouting is called:

Accepted Answer

Germination is the correct term used to describe the process of seedlings sprouting. Fertilization is the process of a sperm cell combining with an egg cell to form a zygote. Planting refers to the act of placing seeds or seedlings in soil. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a male plant part to a female plant part in flowering plants.

Question 11

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

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Question 12

​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?

Accepted Answer

The molecule that green plants use from the air during photosynthesis is carbon dioxide.

Question 13

​Another word for seed plants is:

Accepted Answer

Seed plants are also called angiosperms, which include flowering plants. Monera are a kingdom of unicellular microorganisms such as bacteria, while fungi are a separate kingdom of organisms that obtain nutrients by absorbing organic matter. Cotyledons are part of the embryo in a seed and are not a synonym for seed plants.

Question 14

How can seeds germinate without sunlight?

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Question 15

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

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Quiz 6: Plants and Animals and Extended Investigations

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

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

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

What are some of the benefits of sustained investigations?

​The vacant lot story is an example of:

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

​An example of a protist is:

​The five kingdoms recognized today are:

Why are earthworms essential for plant growth?

​The process of seedlings sprouting is called:

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

​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?

​Another word for seed plants is:

How can seeds germinate without sunlight?

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

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

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

The vacant lot story is an example of:

An example of a protist is:

The five kingdoms recognized today are:

The process of seedlings sprouting is called:

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?

Another word for seed plants is: