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part on the inside
What is internal structure?
increase in size and shape
What is growth?
___________ help the plant make energy and food.
What is an example of a conifer tree?
a pine tree
What is a characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment?
an adaptation
part on the outside
What is external structure?
what a plant or animal does
What is behavior?
The ________'s job is to carry food to the leaves.
What part of the plant makes pollen?
the flower
What do birds use to collect and eat food?
an organism that produces its own food and cannot move independently
What is a plant?
when organisms create new offspring
What is reproduction?
Roots have root _______ that make the roots look fuzzy.
hairs
What plant retains (stores) water to help it survive?
Cacti
petals
a living organism that moves on its own
What is an animal?
The plant makes its own food by a process called ____________.
photosynthesis
True or False.
Plants are not important to our environment.
False.
Plants provide oxygen, so they are very important!
The ________ are structures that help animals breathe.
lungs
to remain alive and in existence
What is survival?
_______ hold the plant in place.
Roots
__________ is a gas needed by humans and animals.
Oxygen
sunlight
Plants living in wetter areas have shorter ______ because there is more water available.
roots
A plant's leaves has _________ in them which help the plant make energy and food.
chloroplasts
The ________ helps the plant to stand up straight.
stem
vascular
What are the 3 things needed for a plant to survive and make food?
When an animal ____________ it goes to sleep or is dormant during cold weather.
hibernates
An ____________ is any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive.
adaptation
The _________ transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.
xylem
stem, leaf, flower
What is the advantage of an animal, such as a giraffe, having long legs?
It makes it easier to escape predators.
The ________ are cells that transport food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
phloem
Frogs have a long tongue that whips out to catch insects and a stomach that digests the eaten bug. Which part of the frog is an internal structure, and which is the external structure?
The stomach is the internal structure on a frog, and the tongue is external.
What purposes do fur and a beating heart provide to a mammal? Which is the internal, and which is the external structure?
Fur is an external structure on a mammal that provides warmth and can shed water. A beating heart is an internal structure that pumps blood throughout the body of the animal.
What are the 2 internal structures of a plant?
xylem and phloem
_________ petals attract insects that help plants pollinate and produce offspring.
Colorful