1-3 Where do fallen leaves go? - Vocabulary

What is compost?

• Decayed plant material that can be used as fertilizer

• A type of fungus that decomposes food

• A part of a fungus that contains offspring

• Something you can change in an experiment

Which term describes something in an experiment that you do not change?

• Variable

• Control

• Experiment

• Spore

What does it mean to decompose?

• To guess what will happen

• To break down dead living things

• To cover the Earth's surface

• To test a new idea

Which of the following is a living thing that can break down dead living things?

• Mushroom

• Decomposer

• Soil

• Variable

What is the purpose of an experiment?

• To cover the Earth's surface

• To discover new information about a question

• To decompose food

• To guess what will happen

Which of the following is a type of fungus that usually has a stalk and cap?

• Mold

• Mushroom

• Spore

• Compost

If you are making a prediction in science, what are you doing?

• Breaking down dead things

• Guessing what will happen based on things you know

• Changing something in an experiment

• Covering the Earth's surface

What does soil consist of?

• Only tiny rocks

• Only dead plants

• Tiny rocks and material from dead plants and animals

• Only living animals

What is a spore?

• A type of fungus that decomposes food

• A part of a fungus that contains the offspring, similar to the seed of a plant

• Decayed plant material used as fertilizer

• Something you do not change in an experiment

Which of the following best describes a variable in an experiment?

• Something you do not change

• Something you can change to test an idea

• A type of fungus

• A living thing that breaks down dead things