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Science Lesson 1 -pj
Macmillian McGraw-Hill, 3rd grade, st. barts
Question | Answer |
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environment | all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism |
organism | living things; made up of cells |
all living things | use energy to grow |
respond | react |
reproduce | make more of one's own kind |
non-living things (3) | rocks, soil and water |
characteristic of living things | food, water and space. |
environment | living and non-living things that surround an organism |
oxygen | animals need it to survive |
plants need | oxygen and carbon dioxide |
plants change | carbon dioxide and water into food |
cells | building blocks of life |
microscope | tool needed to see small things |
structures | parts |
most plants have | roots, stems and leaves |
some plants have | flowers, fruits and cones |
flowers, fruits and cones | help a plant to reproduce |
animals | get energy from eating each other |
plants | get energy from the sun |
roots | structure that takes in water and hold a plant in place |
taproot | carrot, radishes and sweet potato |
nutrients | substances that help living things grow and stay healthy |
stem | structure that holds up a plant so they get sunlight. Can also carry water, nutrients and flood throughout a plant |
leaf | structure where a plant makes food |
photosynthesis | process by which plant use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into sugars. Sugars are food for a plant and give them the energy to grow. |
carbon dioxide | gas that enters a plant through tiny holes in the bottom of a leaf |
chlorophyll | substance inside a plants cells. Gives the plant its green color |
classify | to sort into groups |