Plant Structures
This part of the plant anchors the plant and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
Roots
What structure protects a tree from losing water or being damaged by animals?
This part of the animal helps pump blood throughout the body as it beats
Heart
These external structures help animals catch prey and help defend themselves
Claws or Talons
What type of protection do fish have?
Scales
This part of the plant attracts pollinators to it to produce seeds and make more plants.
Flower
What are the short, spiny parts on a plant called? (Hint: like on a rose stem)
Thorns
This part of the body helps give animals fresh oxygen to the bloodstream and release carbon dioxide
Lungs
Some animals, like turtles, have THIS as protection
A shell
What protective structure do porcupines have?
Quills
This part of the plant provides support to the plant and flower to help it stand up straight and store water
Stem
Other than thorns, what is another way that plants protect themselves from being eaten?
They taste or smell bad
This part of the body helps animals break down and digest their food to get nutrients
Stomach
What is the purpose of fur on an animal?
To provide warmth and insulation in colder environments
Aquatic animals don't have lungs, but they do have ____________ that help them breathe
Gills
This part of the plant is used for making new plants
Seeds
If a plant is in the desert, would it have large or small leaves and why?
It would have small leaves because there is little water
False
To avoid being eaten, animals look like plants or other animals that taste bad. This is called _______________.
Mimicry
What are three things that attract a bee to a flower?
The colors, the smell, the nectar
This part of the plant is used for absorbing sunlight and using water to make sugar/food for itself
Leaves
Hairs
What are the two ways that animals can be born?
A live birth and by laying eggs
Some animals have a body covering that allows them to match the way the environment looks around them. This is called _________________________.
Camouflage
What is the process called where leaves use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food for itself and release oxygen called?
Photosynthesis