2.1: Formative Questions

Complete before lab.

1. How are plants different from other organisms? What traits would you use to classify an organism as a “plant”?
2. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Instead, it is transferred and transformed into other types of energy. In a food web, how is energy transferred between organisms? How is the energy transformed in this process?

Contributors and Attributions

•  Maria Morrow (College of the Redwoods)