Plants and the Environment Quiz 2 Review Guide
Quiz will take place on Friday, December 16
Unit Enduring Understanding
Students will understand that plants interact with the environment and have structures and processes that
allow them to survive and adapt.
Unit Essential Questions
-How do plants interact within the environment?
-What are the structures, functions, processes and adaptations of plants that ensure their survival?
Objectives (The quiz will be one way to show how well you have achieved these objectives):
Photosynthesis
Identify the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis.
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Analyze how cell parts and plant parts make photosynthesis happen.
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Explain that plants make their own food through photosynthesis.
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Leaf Structure
Identify the cuticle, upper epidermis, upper leaf cells, lower leaf cells, stomata, guard cells, xylem and phloem.
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Define the structure and function of the cuticle, upper epidermis, upper leaf cells, lower leaf cells, stomata,
guard cells, xylem and phloem.
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Compare the stomata of plants that are in the dark with plants that are in the light.
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Connect the structure of stomata with photosynthesis.
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Analyze why stomata are essential for plant survival.
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Analyze how the structure of a leaf helps the plant survive.
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Show the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle.
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Respiration
Identify the inputs and outputs of respiration.
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Compare photosynthesis and respiration.
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Roots
Identify xylem, phloem, root cap, area of dividing cells, and root hairs on roots.
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Apply the structure of root parts to their functions to help plants survive.
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Classify roots as fibrous root systems or taproot systems.
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Define the main functions of roots.
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Study Tips to Practice Meeting these Objectives:
-Flashcards
-Quiz Someone
-Use the Study Tools: Helpful Graphic Organizers on our
Class Website
-Have Someone Quiz You
-Teach a Pet/House Plant
-Explain your Thinking
-Draw a Picture/Make a Diagram
-Tell a Story Using Key Terms
-Use Poems (Such as Acrostic Poems
- Give Examples
- Ask Questions of Classmates and/or Mr. Heisler!
Glossary/Resource List
Photosynthesis
Identify the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis.
o Inputs: Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Water (H2O), Light Energy
o Outputs: Sugar [Food] (C6H12O6) and Oxygen (O2)
o Carbon Dioxide (CO2) + Water (H2O)
Light
Sugar [Food] (C6H12O6) + Oxygen (O2)
Analyze how cell parts and plant parts make photosynthesis happen.
o Chloroplasts: Part of the cell in which photosynthesis takes place.
o Vacuole: Stores water needed for photosynthesis and some food made by photosynthesis.
o Cell Wall: Helps to give plants structure (keeps it upright) so that the leaves can get enough light for
photosynthesis.
o Vascular Tissue: Helps to give plants structure (keeps it upright) so that the leaves can get enough light
for photosynthesis. In addition, transports water up to the leaves—where most of the photosynthesis
takes place—and transports the food made in the leaves during photosynthesis down to the rest of the
plant.
Explain that plants make their own food through photosynthesis.
o Plants are autotrophs; they make their own food. The process by which food is made in plants is called
photosynthesis. ‘Photo’ refers to the word ‘light,’ and ‘synthesis’ refers to the phrase ‘put together.’ So
with the help of the energy from light, plants put together carbon dioxide and water to form sugar—the
food.
Resources:
Puzzled By Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Forest
Textbook Chapter 4, Section 2
Leaf Structure
Identify the cuticle, upper epidermis (surface cells), upper leaf cells (palisade layer), lower leaf cells (spongy
layer), stomata, guard cells, xylem and phloem.
Define the structure and function of the cuticle, upper epidermis (surface cells), upper leaf cells (palisade layer),
lower leaf cells (spongy layer), stomata, guard cells, xylem and phloem.
o Leaf Design Challenge: Structure and Function Notes
Compare the stomata of plants that are in the dark with plants that are in the light.
o Stomata tend to be closed in the dark and open in the light.
o Stomata Lab
Connect the structure of stomata with photosynthesis.
o Carbon dioxide, an input of photosynthesis, enters through the stomata. Also, oxygen, an output of
photosynthesis, exits through the stomata. In addition, guard cells open and close the stomata. When
there is no light—an ingredient in photosynthesis—no photosynthesis can happen. In the dark, the guard
cells close the stomata so that the carbon dioxide and water in the leaf stay inside of the leaf for future
photosynthesis.
o Stomata Lab
Analyze why stomata are essential for plant survival.
o Stomata are holes through which photosynthesis ingredients pass; carbon dioxide enters and oxygen
exits. The stomata make it possible for photosynthesis to happen, which makes food for the plant. In
addition, the stomata close in the dark. Since there is no light when it is dark, no photosynthesis can
happen. Since no photosynthesis takes place, the closed stomata keep inside the leaf the carbon dioxide
and water for future photosynthesis.
o Stomata Lab
Analyze how the structure of a leaf helps the plant survive.
o Stomata: Doorway through which ingredients for photosynthesis pass; carbon dioxide enters and oxygen
exits.
o Guard Cells: Open and close the stomata to allow photosynthesis ingredients to enter and exit, and to
keep inside of the leaf the ingredients when no photosynthesis takes place.
o Lower Leaf Cells (Spongy Layer): Contains lots of empty spaces that allow carbon dioxide to move
around inside of the leaf and reach the Upper Leaf Cells, in which most of the photosynthesis takes place.
The empty spaces of the Lower Leaf Cells also allow oxygen—an output of photosynthesis—to move
away from the Upper Leaf Cells and exit the leaf.
o Upper Leaf Cells (Palisade Layer): Packed together and located toward the top of the leaf so that the
leaf can absorb lots of sunlight for photosynthesis. Also contains lots of chloroplasts for photosynthesis.
o Cuticle: Keeps water—an input for photosynthesis—inside of the leaf by limiting evaporation.
o Upper Epidermis (Surface Cells): Protects the inside structures of the leaf so that photosynthesis can take
place.
o Xylem: Carries water up to the leaves—the main photosynthesis factories—so that photosynthesis can
take place.
o Phloem: Carries the food made during photosynthesis to the rest of the plant.
Show the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle.
Resources:
Leaf Design Challenge
Stomata Lab
Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle Chart
Textbook Chapter 5, Section 1, Pages 144-145
Respiration
Identify the inputs and outputs of respiration.
o Inputs: Sugar (C6H12O6) and Oxygen (O2)
o Outputs: Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Water (H2O), Energy
o Sugar [Food] (C6H12O6) + Oxygen (O2) = Carbon Dioxide (CO2) + Water (H2O) + Energy
Compare photosynthesis and respiration.
o Plants make food through photosynthesis. Plants break down that food into energy—which they need to
live and grow—through respiration. Photosynthesis and respiration are opposite; the inputs of
photosynthesis are the outputs of respiration, and the inputs of respiration are the outputs of
photosynthesis.
o The Story of Respiration Notes Packet
o The Story of Respiration Homework Practice
Resources:
The Story of Respiration Notes Packet
The Story of Respiration Homework Practice
Roots
Identify xylem, phloem, root cap, area of dividing cells, and root hairs on roots.
Apply the structure of root parts to their functions to help plants survive.
o Rooting For Roots Guided Notes
o SQ3R Reading Strategy Packet
Classify roots as fibrous root systems or taproot systems.
o Rooting For Roots Guided Notes
o SQ3R Reading Strategy Packet
Define the main functions of roots.
o Anchor a plant (keep a plant sturdy) in the ground.
o Absorb (take in) water and nutrients from the soil.
o Sometimes store food.
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SQ3R Reading Strategy Packet
Resources:
Rooting For Roots
Rooting For Roots Homework Practice
Root Loops (Ongoing Inquiry Exploration; In-Class)
Uproot Challenge (Ongoing Inquiry Exploration; In-Class)
SQ3R Reading Strategy Packet
Textbook Chapter 5, Section 1, Pages 140-141