Name _________________________________________________________

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Study Guide for Photosynthesis, Experimental Design,
Lab Safety, and Flow of Energy.

CLASS

Wear appropriate Preventive safety equipment

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Know the location of emergency safety equipment
Use lab equipment appropriately
Shower--___________________________________________________
fire extinguisher--_______________________________________________
eyewash--___________________________________________________
fire blanket--___________________________________________________
Know scientific tools (triple beam balance, beaker, graduated cylinder, etc.,.)
Design and Implement INVESTIGATIONS
(Know how to apply these terms and be able to recognize them in a scenario)

Experimental investigationsthe parts

Asking well-defined questions
Making observations
Formulating testable hypotheses
Independent Variable---___________________________________________________
Dependent Variable---___________________________________________________
Constants---___________________________________________________
Control Group
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Using appropriate equipment and technology to collect data.

Photosynthesis
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Recognize that ________________________ (sunlight) is transformed into

___________________energy.
Recognize the components of the process of photosynthesis
o Chlorophyll
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Chloroplasts----___________________________________________________________________________
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Carbon dioxide
Water
Energy (sunlight)
Glucose (sugar)
Oxygen
Stomata (function and parts)
Xylem and Phloem (function)

Recognize the equation for photosynthesis

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Reactants-___________________________________________
Products-____________________________________________

Food chains (describe the direction of the arrow and draw an example)
-Know what a decomposer is and how it helps an ecosystem

Food webs (describe what happens when a species of organisms are removed from a
web. Draw a 10-organism web. Cross out one organism. Describe the effect on the
other parts.

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 Energy pyramids draw an energy pyramid and label the trophic levels. Give an
example of the energy at each level. (10% rule)

About 90% of the energy an organism produces or consumes in its lifetime is used in its
life process. Give 5 examples of life processes.
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2. ___________________________________
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