Vocabulary
Define organism.
A living thing
What is the function of the leaves of a plant?
To help make food for the plant
_____________ have a backbone, while _____________ do NOT have a backbone.
VERTEBRATES have a backbone, while INVERTEBRATES do NOT have a backbone.
Sexual reproduction includes ________________ parent plant(s); asexual reproduction includes ______________ parent plant(s).
Sexual reproduction includes two (a male and a female) parent plant(s); asexual reproduction includes one parent plants(s).
Name two types of plants that have spores.
mosses and ferns
_________ is a "job" that a particular body part or structure does.
Function
Name a structure that animals and flowering plants have.
Reproductive organs
*other answers, on a cellular level, are possible.
Explain the difference between an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton.
ENDOskeleton - skeleton is INside the body (internal)
EXOskeleton - skeleton is OUTside the body (external)
When a plant responds to stimuli in their environment, it is called ___________.
Examples of this include roots growing down, due to gravity; roots growing in the direction of water; and plants growing in the direction of sunlight.
tropism
True or False: Animals and plants have NONE of the same structures.
false; some common structures are the brain, sensory organs (eyes, nose, mouth, tongue, nerves), heart, stomach, reproductive organs, etc.
__________ is a body part of an animal or plant, which has a specific "job".
Structure
1- anchor the plant in the soil
2-retrieve water and nutrients from the soil
3- store extra food for the plant
What do the following have in common: jellyfish, spider, butterfly, lobster
They are all invertebrates.
Name the female parts of a flower.
style, stigma, ovary
Name a function of a bird's beak.
Could be one of the following:
protection, breaking into seeds/fruits, chomping seeds, breaking topsoil to catch bugs
Define photosynthesis.
The process of plants making their own food by taking in sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, to exchange for glucose (sugar) and oxygen.
List 3 structures that both humans and animals have.
Can be, but not limited to the following possible answers:
brain, heart, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, arms, legs, eyes, mouth, reproductive organs, etc.
Vertebrate is to mammal as ____________ is to crab.
exoskeleton
List the SEVEN stages of a flowering plant's life-cycle.
seed → seedling → young plant → adult plant with flowers → pollination & fertilization → fruit → seeds
Since plants must have space to grow, they cannot all grow well next to their parent plants. Name TWO ways that seeds disperse, allowing plants to grow away from their parent plants.
Could be any of the following:
wind, animals, water, gravity, bursting (ballistics)
Define spore.
Name an animal structure that humans do NOT have. What is its function?
examples include, but are not limited to:
beak - protection, breaking into seeds/fruits, chomping seeds, breaking topsoil to catch bugs
gills - breathe underwater
horns - protection and identifying, smelling and digesting food as they are an extension of the sinus cavity
fangs - to attack and hold prey in place; scrape substance off bones
tusks - protection, drawing themselves out of the water, keeping breathing holes in ice
wings - flight for travel and for fleeing from dangerous situations, temperature regulation, communication
List the FIVE ways vertebrates are classified.
Use the following link to label the parts of a flower.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S8GETWJdleil6IiP00FEK3vx5_pG0chL
Check your answers here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S8GETWJdleil6IiP00FEK3vx5_pG0chL
In plants, after pollination comes fertilization. Explain the cycle of fertilization in plants.
Fertilization is when pollen combines with the egg inside of the pistil. The pollen travels down to the base of the pistil, where the eggs are located. The pollen and the egg combine. At this point, a seed is made.