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Question Set: What are Aquatic Plants and Algae
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts:
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:
- Make a list of differences between algae and aquatic plants.
- What is an autotroph? Define the term using your own words.
- Explain the importance of autotrophs in the flow of energy and matter through living organisms.
- Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
- Write your own definitions for photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
- What starting materials are needed for photosynthesis to occur?
- What are the products of photosynthesis?
- The first photosynthetic autotrophs evolved on Earth around 3 billion years ago.
- How did these prokaryotic algae cause the planet’s atmosphere to change?
- What were the effects of this new atmosphere on the evolution of life on Earth?
Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.