Internal Structures
Name one thing that internal structures help with
growth, survival, reproduction
Name a plant external structure.
stems, roots, leaves
What is the name of a bat's sound waves
echolocation
What do fossils do?
Tell us what organisms lived long ago
How do we know that Utah was once NOT a desert
Dinosaurs lived here and needed a tropical environment.
Name an internal structures for seeds
ovaries, seeds
Why do plants have thorns and spines?
To avoid being eaten
What do senses help us to do?
Take in information all around us
How do we know that environments have changed over time?
an example-A meadown was once a pond or a mountaintop was once under water.
What parts of an organisms can be fossilized?
Hard parts
Name an internal organ (structure) used for digestion
stomach
What is an example of an elephant's external structure?
Trunk, tusk, thick skin
What do senses help us to also do?
Make sense of our environment
What questions do fossils help us answer?
How old an organism is, what type of world did they live in, how big they were, how much it weighed, how fast it ran
Where are the oldest organisms found in rocks?
On the bottom
Name an internal structure that helps us to breathe.
Lungs
How does an animal's ears help it?
It helps with cooling or hearing
Name the five senses
seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling
How is it possible that ocean animal fossils can be found on top of a mountain?
The mountain got uplifted.
Fossils are the record _________of the earth
keepers
Name an internal structure that helps to pump blood
heart
How do fish gills help it?
It can take in oxygen in from the water
What internal organ helps to process information?
Brain
What type of rock are fossils found?
Why can't fossils be found in metamorphic or igneous rocks?
It has too much heat or pressure.