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Maple Tree through the Seasons Explanation V3

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6 questions
Note from the author:
Instructions: You will brainstorm with your group before beginning your quiz.
You must complete two CER's but at the end of the assignment you will choose the ONE CER that you want to be graded.
Instructions: You will brainstorm with your group before beginning your quiz.
You must complete two CER's but at the end of the assignment you will choose the ONE CER that you want to be graded.
Brainstorming in partners
With a partner answer the following questions:
  • What structures is the tree missing that it needs to grow?
  • Where did the tree get the matter it needs to grow?
  • Where does the tree get the energy it needs to grow?
With a partner answer the following questions:

  • What structures is the seed missing that it needs to grow?
  • Where did the seed get the matter it needs to grow?
  • Where does the seed get the energy it needs to grow?
Explaining how plants grow without their resources. No it is not a CER.
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Part A: How Does a Maple Tree Survive the Winter?

Question 1: Even though a maple tree loses its leaves in the winter, it does not die. How does it survive?

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1

Which organelle helps the tree use stored energy when it cannot do photosynthesis?

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4

A maple tree seed sprouts in the spring, but it has no leaves. How does it get energy before it can do photosynthesis?

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1

Which organelle helps the sprout turn stored nutrients into energy?

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1

Match the cell part to its function in the table below.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Vacuole
Stores energy and nutrients
Mitochondria
Releases energy from food
Chloroplasts
Makes food using sunlight
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Which two organelles work together in plant cells to store and release energy?