Plant Power
These colorful parts of a flower have a specific job: to attract bees, butterflies, and birds.
Petals
Just like a jacket, this body covering helps a polar bear or a wolf stay warm in freezing weather.
Fur
This internal organ pumps blood throughout an animal's body.
Heart
Ferns are different from apple trees because they do not have seeds. Instead, they reproduce using these tiny dots found under their leaves.
All plants reproduce using colorful flowers and seeds.
False (Some use spores, like ferns and moss).
A scientist digs up a carrot and sees one thick, main root going deep into the ground. This type of root is called a ________.
Taproot
A hawk uses its eyes to spot prey and these sharp foot structures to grab it.
Talons (or claws)
To find food, a tiger needs its nose to smell and this organ to process the information.
Brain
Pollen can be moved from plant to plant by wind, water, or animals. These animals are called ________.
Pollinators
Pollen can drift in the wind to help plants reproduce; it doesn't always need a bee.
True
If a plant's leaves are turning yellow even though it has plenty of sun, there is likely a problem with this underground part absorbing nutrients.
Roots
Fish have these external structures on the sides of their heads to take oxygen out of the water.
Gills
Since birds do not have teeth to chew, they use this internal organ to grind up tough seeds.
Gizzard
This is the male part of the flower, made up of the anther and filament.
An external structure is a part found on the inside of an animal's body.
False
These small, green leaf-like structures protect the flower bud before it opens.
Sepals
This external structure on a bird helps it carry pollen from flower to flower, similar to a straw.
Beak
After food is digested, this organ is responsible for absorbing the nutrients into the body.
Intestine
For reproduction to happen, pollen must land on this sticky female part of the flower.
Pistil
The stamen is the female reproductive part of a flower.
False (It is the male part).
A cactus has these sharp structures to stop animals from eating it.
Spines (Thorns)
A turtle has this hard external structure to protect its soft internal organs from predators.
Shell
While fish use gills, mammals (like humans and whales) use these internal organs to breathe air.
Lungs
When a cat has kittens, the babies are born effectively "ready to go." This is called producing ________ young.
live
An animal's survival depends on both its internal organs (like a stomach) and external structures (like claws) working together.
True