Name That Organ
Organ Functions
Use Your Senses
Plants Versus Humans
Potent Potables
100
This organ begins the process of digestion by churning food with different digestive enzymes.
stomach
100
What is the function of the heart?
to pump blood throughout the body
100
This organ is responsible for controlling all information gained by our sensory organs.
brain
100
How is the skin on a human or another animal similar to the coverings we see on plants?
The plant coverings help keep good stuff in and bad stuff out.
100
Name the instrument and what it measures.
Anemometer; wind speed
200
These organs filter the blood and removes any toxins through urine.
kidneys
200
What is the function of the bladder?
to hold urine until a person is ready to pee.
200
This sensory organ helps with touch, but also with body temperature, as well as keeping good things in and bad stuff out.
skin
200
Some plants use flowers to make new plants. Other plants use cones to make new plants. Flowers and cones would be most similar to what human organs?
reproductive organs
200
What is a push or a pull in a specific direction?
a force
300
The ovaries and testes allow for more humans to be made. They are referred to as what type of organs?
reproductive organs
300
What is the function of the lungs?
to breathe; inhale oxygen, exhale carbon dioxide (CO2)
300
To take in odors from our surrounding
nose
300
Leaves of plants have many functions. One function of plant leaves is to help absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and release oxygen. Which human organs have a similar function?
lungs
300
The planets are separated into inner and outer planets. Which set of planets have surfaces composed of dense gases and no solid surface?
Outer planets
400
This organ helps filter blood, but it also produces bile which helps with digestion.
liver
400
What is the function of the pancreas?
produce enzymes that help with digestion.
400
This organ interprets vibrations in the air
ears
400
The stem of a plant is crucial for the survival of the plant. The stem gives the plant structure and keeps it from falling over. Which part of the human body serves a similar function?
skeleton
400
What is true about every object in our solar system?
Every object in our solar system is revolving around the sun.
500
This organ has the function of absorbing all the remaining water from digested food; pretty soon after there's a flush...
large intestine
500
What is the function of the small intestine?
to absorb nutrients from digested food and send the nutrients throughout the body
500
These organs take in light and produce an image of our surroundings
eyes
500
One function of plant roots is to take in nutrients and water from the soil and transport the water and roots to different parts of the plant. Which human organs serve a similar function?
small and large intestines
500
What is something that a plant or animal has that is a specific way to help it survive?
adaptation