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Alberta Science 6 PAT review Questions and Answers 2024
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Alberta Science 6 PAT reviewForest - answer trees and their environment
deciduous trees - answer trees that lose their leaves in the fall
coniferous trees - answer evergreen trees that have needle-like leaves and don't lose
their leaves in the fall
bark - answer the outside layer that protects the tree
phloem - answer inner bark that carries food from the leaves to the other parts of the
tree
cambium - answer the layer that forms new wood
xylem (sapwood) - answer the layer that carries water from the roots to the leaves and
helps support the tree
roots - answer take water and minerals from the soil
leaves - answermake food from water, carbon dioxide and light
heartwood - answerthe thick part of the tree trunk that makes the tree strong
leaf - answerthe soft green growths at the end of branches where trees and plants make
their own food
leaf arrangement - answerthe pattern leaves form on a branch or stem
leaf edge (margin) - answerthe outer edge of the leaf
leaf shape - answerthe outline of a leaf
leaf type - answerhow many leaves are on a stem
photosynthesis - answerhow plants make their own food using sunlight and carbon
dioxide
forest floor - answerthe land at the bottom of the trees where dead leaves collect and
moss, mushrooms and other plants grow
, forest middle level - answerthe part of the forest just below the top where smaller trees
grow and birds and squirrels live
forest underbrush - answerthe part of the forest just above the floor that is filled with
small plants and animals that like the shade
forest upper canopy - answerthe top part of the forest that is like an umbrella covering
the rest
producers - answerorganisms that can make their own food (plants)
consumers - answerorganisms that eat other organisms (animals)
ecosystem - answeran area made up of living and non-living things that interact
decomposers - answertiny organisms that break down dead things and help turn them
into soil (fungus, worms, maggots)
herbivores - answeranimals that eat only plants
carnivores - answeranimals that eat only other animals
omnivores - answeranimals that eat both plants and animals
biotic - answerliving
abiotic - answernon-living - things like water, rocks, sunlight, air, soil, chemicals, etc.
transpiration - answerloss of water through pores in leaves
dendrochronology - answertree ring dating (figuring out how old a tree is)
solar system - answera star and all the satellites that travel around it
axis - answeran imaginary line around which a planet rotates
orbit - answerthe path a planet takes as it revolves around the Sun
year - answerthe time it takes for a planet to complete one revolution around the Sun
day - answerthe length of time a planet takes to make one complete rotation
rotation - answerone complete turn of a satellite about its axis
perihelion - answerthe point along a planet's orbit where it is closest to the Sun
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