The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/case1.html
 

Mystery #1:  1. ______________    4. ______________  2. ______________    5. ______________  3. ______________    6. ______________  1. ______________    4. ______________  2. ______________    5. ______________  3. ______________    6. ______________

Mystery #2:  1. ______________  2. ______________  3. ______________

Photosynthesis
http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/ps/intro.html

1. Who discovered the process of photosynthesis? _______________________________________
2. What organelle within a plant cell controls photosynthesis? _______________________________
3. What are three ways that chloroplasts are similar to mitochondria?
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Fall leaves:
http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~heather/fall.html

1. What does Native American legend credit the change of leaves in the fall to?
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2. What is the name of the pigment in leaves that makes them red?
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3. What type of tree contains the pigment tannins and turns brown in the fall?
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4. What region of the United States is best to view the fall leaves in? Why is this so? _____________
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Mexican Jumping Beans
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plaug97.htm

1. What type of plant does the Mexican Jumping Bean come from? _________________________
2. What causes the beans to jump? _________________________________________________

Virtual Plant Cell
Explore how photosynthesis works at:
http://www.ftexploring.com/photosyn/chloroplast.html

Find the descriptions of thylakoids on the page - write down at least three interesting facts about thylakoids and how they help with the process of photosynthesis.

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