B2.2 Ecosy

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B2.2 Ecosystem processes Core Questions Lesson 1 (L1) • Question: What are plants and algae that make their own food called? ◦ Answer: Producers • Question: What is the name of the carbohydrate that plants and algae make from materials in their environment? ◦ Answer: Glucose • Question: What are animals that must eat other organisms to survive called? ◦ Answer: Consumers • Question: What is the name of the process that plants make their food by? ◦ Answer: Photosynthesis • Question: What are the reactants in photosynthesis? ◦ Answer: Carbon dioxide and water • Question: What are the products of photosynthesis? ◦ Answer: Glucose and oxygen • Question: Where does photosynthesis occur? ◦ Answer: In chloroplasts • Question: What is the name of the green pigment in chloroplasts? ◦ Answer: Chlorophyll • Question: Where does the plant get the energy it needs for photosynthesis? ◦ Answer: The Sun • Question: How does water get into a plant? ◦ Answer: Water diffuses into the root hair cells. • Question: How do gases get into and out of a plant? ◦ Answer: Through tiny holes on the underside of leaves. Lesson 2 (L2) • Question: What are the tiny holes on the bottom of ...