Sensory System
What sensory organ allows us to taste food?
Tongue
What organ produces enzymes to break down fats?
Liver
The _____ take in oxygen that the heart pumps throughout the body.
Lungs
This organ relates to a plant's stem
Skeleton
An ammonite, such as a snail, uses a shell for protection. This is most similar to what type of human body sytem?
Skeleton
What sensory organ helps us regulate body temperature
Skin
What organ absorbs nutrients?
Small Intestines
This system transports blood through the body and heart.
Circulatory
This organ system relates to a plant's flower
Reproductive system
This part of a plant is vital in "drinking water" for a plant.
Roots
What sensory organ helps us detect different smells
Nose
What organ breaks down food using enzymes?
Stomach
This system relates to the process by which an organism gets rid of its waste.
Excretory
This organ relates to a plant's covering
Skin
Although it swims in the ocean, a killer whale is a _________________ because of the way it reproduces offspring. It is not a fish.
Mammal
What sensory organ helps us maintain balance
Ears
What organ reabsorbs water?
Large Intestines
This system prepares food for cellular utilization.
Digestive
This organ relates to a plant's spores
Lungs
A salamander is cold-blooded, making it a ____________ and not a mammal.
Reptile
What sensory organ helps us detect light and color?
Eyes
What organ produces most of the digestive enzymes?
Pancreas
This system receives and transmits information and responses. It depends upon electrical impulses created by the movement of charged particles.
Nervous
This part of a plant absorbs sunlight.
Leaves
Frogs are referred to as ___________ because they can live on/in both land and water.
Amphibian