External and Internal Parts
What is an external part of an animal?
Any part on the outside of the animal.
Fossils from long ago tell us...
A. The color of their eyes
B. If current organisms have structures that will help them today
C. The type of organisms that lived long ago
C. The type of organisms that lived long ago
What is an adaptation?
Something that helps organisms to survive in its surroundings.
How many kids does she have?
One
What is an internal part of an animal?
Parts of the animal on the inside of their body.
If a paleontologist found a fossil of a whale in the mountains, what might they conclude?
A. someone carried the whale to the mountain
B. The area it was found was once an ocean
C. Fish and other organisms left the ocean to live in the mountains
B. The area it was found was once an ocean
Fish have structures of gills which allows them to
A. Take in oxygen from the water
B. Hold their breath until they surface
C. gills prevent predators from eating the fish
A. Take in oxygen from the water
What is Mrs. Hansen's favorite color?
Purple or green.
What can external parts help an animal do?
Answers Vary.
Anything that uses an animals limbs or outside parts.
The parts of an animal that can become a fossil are...
A. Eyeballs
B. Bones
C. Thoughts and feelings
B. Bones
Plants living in the Utah desert region have...
A. adaptations for living in water
B. structures to help them retain and conserve water
C. are all poisonous
B. structures to help them retain and conserve water
What is Mrs. Hansen's husband's name?
Nathan or Nate
What is an external part on an elephant?
Answers vary.
Trunk, legs, husks, etc.
How are fossils created?
An animal or plant dies and is covered in layers of sediment over time.
In Utah, a plant that has the structure of thorns and spines...
A. May avoid being eaten by a deer
B. Will probably be eaten by a deer
C. Will provide a healthy snack for hawks
A. May avoid being eaten by a deer
What is Mrs. Hansen's favorite band?
One Direction
What external parts of a cactus help it to survive?
Spines protect the cactus from animals.
What does a fossil of a dinosaur found in Utah tell us about the past?
Dinosaurs used to live in Utah.
What adaptation allows chameleons to hide from prey?
Its skin can camouflage.
Where did Mrs. Hansen grow up?
San Diego