internal structures
What is the definition for internal structures?
Internal structures are structures that help the animals and plants grow, survive and reproduce.
what are external structures?
External structures are the parts that make up a plant or animal.
What is an example of any plant?
examples: tree, flower, grass
What is an example of an animal?
Elephant, bird, frog, snake, insect
What is the function of leaves?
To produce food for the plant.
What are the internal structures of an animal?
Inside an animal, you can find a heart, stomach, lungs, and brain.
What are external structures of an animal?
Animals have a body, arms, legs, and a head.
What is a plant?
A living organism that grows out of the ground.
Why are muscles important to animals?
They help animals move.
What is the function of the brain?
To tell your body what to do.
What are the internal structures of a plant?
Plants have a root system, a stem or trunk, and reproductive structures (sometimes flowers, sometimes cones or spores, and so on).
What are the external structures of a plant?
Leaves, stems, roots, flowers, fruits, and seeds.
What do plants have that animals need?
Plants give off oxygen when they make food, and animals need oxygen to live.
Also, many plants provide nutrients and energy to animals that eat them.
How are plants and animals alike?
They both have cells that divide over time so that plants and animals can change and grow.
What are the function of eyes?
To see your surroundings and give information about the environment.
Why do animals need a digestive system?
They cannot make their own food like plants, so they must use food from the environment which has to be broken down and digested in the gut, so that it can be absorbed and used by the body for energy.
What is the stem?
It is the main trunk of plant
Why do plants need animals?
1)Animals give off carbon dioxide which plants need to make food.
2)Also, animals can help carry plant seeds to different places so new plants can grow.
What organs help an animal learn about its environment?
Eyes (for seeing), ears (for hearing), nose (for smelling), skin (for touch/feeling), mouth (for tasting)
What is the function of roots?
To absorb nutrients and water so the plant can grow. They also hold up/support the plant.
What is tissue?
Tissues are groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.
What is skin?
It is the thin layer of tissue the forms the outer covering of an animal.
Do plants move?
Yes, they can grow up, some of them will face the sun and their flowers and leaves can blow with the wind.
Name at least 2 things that bones do.
1)bones support other tissues,
2)help with movement and
3) some bones protect soft organs (the skull protects the brain and ribs protect the heart and lungs, the backbone protects the spinal cord)
What do plants and animals both need and why?
Water, because both water to stay hydrated.