4th grade CATSScience Review
Life CyclesTraits
Ecosystems Plants
Food ChainsWeather
Jamey HerdelinMaupin Elementary
April 2004PowerPoint template by
Anna Jones
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How does a plant begin?
As a seed.
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What is the process in which plants reproduce?
Germination.
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Water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight.
What 3 things does a plant need in order to grow?
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Time, dehydration, lack of sunlight
What are 3 causes for a plant to die?
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Appearance
What plant change takes place over time?
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Inherited traits are something you are born with, came from
your parents.
What are inherited traits, also known as
instincts?
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Learned behaviors are something you learn, the way
you act.
What are learned behaviors?
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Hair color is an inherited trait.Reading a book is a learned
behavior.
Is hair color a learned behavior or inherited trait?
Is reading a book a learned behavior or inherited trait?
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An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact.
A habitat is a place where an animal or plant lives.What is an ecosystem?
What is a habitat?
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What can happen to an animal or plant if its ecosystem is changed?
It can either adapt (change so it can survive) or die off.
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What is photosynthesis?
A process in which plants change light energy from the sun and use it to make sugar (food).
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Where does photosynthesis occur?
It occurs inside the plant cells where the chlorophyll is found.
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What is chlorophyll?
A green substance inside plant cells that traps energy from the
sun.
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Plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis & they give off
oxygen.
What type of gas do plants need for photosynthesis to
take place & what type of gas do they give off?
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Water, sunlight, and air
What do plants need for photosynthesis to take place
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What is the difference between predator and prey?
Predators are animals that hunt and kill other animals for food.
Prey are the animals that predators hunt.
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A living thing (consumer) that eats meat
What is a carnivore?
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Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and other
consumers.
What do omnivores eat?
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Herbivores are living things (consumers) that eat plants.
What are herbivores?
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What is a rabbit and what is a human – carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore?
A rabbit is an herbivore and humans are omnivores.
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What do you call it when a weatherman predicts
what weather will come?
Weather forecasting
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What weather measurement is used when you measure the
amount of air that is pressing on anything, also
known as air pressure?
Barometer
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The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
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How is humidity measured?
It is the percentage (%) of the water vapor the air can hold at a
given temperature.
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How is wind speed measured?
In miles per hour.
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