Cells, tissues, and structures
Organisms use _____ to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings. Organisms use this to mask their location, identity, and movement. This allows prey to avoid predators, and for predators to sneak up on prey.
camouflage
An organism that eats only meat.
Carnivore
What are two external structures of a plant?
structure
the parts of a plant or animal.
Define Reproduction.
The act of making copies or similar versions of something
Name 3 internal organs in the human body.
Answers will vary.
Heart
Lungs
Kidney
Why do birds have different shapes and sizes of beaks?
To ensure that they can eat the food that is in their environment to have the best chances of survival.
What is the function of the root?
Helps the plant stand and soaks in nutrients from the soil.
Internal Structure
Structure that can be found on the inside of an organism such as the heart or lungs
Names all 5 senses
Sight, taste, touch, hearing, smell
What is the smallest structure of a living thing?
A cell
Name 2 ways that a birds beak helps it to survive.
Eat, reproduce, mate, clean itself, feed young, defend itself.
What are the function of the hairs on the legs of a whip spider?
the hairs help them feel things in their surroundings
External structure
Those parts on the outside of a body or structure
True of false: The pupil gets larger when it is dark.
True
An example of an internal organ is the lungs. What is an organ system?
A group of organs working together for a specific function.
EX: digestive system, circulatory system, nervous system
Name 2 features of herbivore teeth.
Broad, large, flat, gap between incisors and molars
What is a function of a monitor lizard's forked tongue?
To smell food
To find food
Function
the job that the part does for the plant or animal
Once there is a light source, the light source then does what?
Name the 4 core functions of life.
Grow, behave, survive, reproduce
Name the 4 types of human teeth
Molars, pre-molars, canines, and incisors
What is the function of the rib cage (Bones in your chest)?
To protect the heart and lungs
Organisms can not choose their structures. For example, an animal living in a cold environment can not just choose to grow thick fur. Animals that have the structures needed to survive will pass these structures to their young. What is this process called?
Adaptations
Birds have many different types of beaks. Why do you think this is?
Because they need to do different things with them: drink necture, break apart seeds, drink algae from the water. Different Functions