January 25th

After he checked the HW, we started today we started with answering some questions on the SmartBoard:

Scientists suggest planting some plants as soon as possible on a new planet that we discovered.


1. Why would they suggest this?

They would suggest this because they want to see if the plants can survive under the atmospheric conditions.

2. What would we need to know about the planet before we start our plan?

We would need to know what the atmosphere is like so we know how much gravity and oxygen is on the planet.

3. Could the plants survive if the planet had no oxygen?


No. Since oxygen is needed for cellular respiration, life would be impossible. Oxygen is a necessity for photosyntheisis, so the planet would become devoid of life very quickly.

Then, we went over our answers. We voted on #3 and concluded that plants need oxygen. We also concluded that plants need this to provide energy to the plant. The BrainPop vidoes from last night helped us answer these questions. We related cellular respiration to digestion. We need a mouth, stomach, and an esophogus. ATP stands for adenosime trisophade. Cellular respiration is used for energy, which is also ATP. We need glucose because it provides energy as well, but eating green fruits and vegetables does the same thing. If anything ends in -ose, it is sugar. Breads and pastas are good examples of glucose because they are made of wheat, which is a plant, so it photosynthesises, which gives you glucose, which gives you energy! Remember to do your HW!



Brendan Turner

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