Question

open ended questions
question #1 think about a meal you recently had. can you trace the food you ate back to plants? write about how plants played a role in creating your meal.
question #2 imagine what life would be like if there were no plants. how would it affect your daily life and the world around you?
question #3 describe a time when you noticed plants growing around you. how do you think those plants are helping the ecosystem where they live?

Explanation:

For Question #1, plants are the base of the food - chain. For example, if you had a steak, the cow ate plants. If you had vegetables, they are plants themselves. For Question #2, without plants, there would be no oxygen production through photosynthesis, no food for herbivores (and thus a collapse in the food - chain), and soil erosion would increase. For Question #3, plants help the ecosystem by providing oxygen, habitat for animals, and preventing soil erosion.

Answer:

Question #1: If I had a salad, the lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers are all plants. If I had a burger with beef, the cow that provided the meat ate grass and other plants.
Question #2: My daily life would be severely affected. There would be no fresh - air as plants produce oxygen. Food sources would dry up as herbivores would have no plants to eat, and this would affect carnivores too. The world would face soil erosion as plants hold soil in place.
Question #3: In my local park, there are many trees. These trees provide oxygen through photosynthesis. They also serve as a habitat for birds and squirrels. Their roots help prevent soil erosion, keeping the park's soil in place.