Plant Structures/Functions
One function of the roots of a plant is to soak in water and _____________ from the soil
nutrients
True or false: A chameleon changing colors is an example of an animal processing information.
True
What does a fossil of a dinosaur found in Utah help you determine about Utah's past?
That dinosaurs once lived in the area of Utah.
Internal structures are on the ___________ of an animal
inside
Fossils tell us how the environment has __________ over time
changed
-water, nutrients, sun, and ______________
room to grow
True or false: Animals are similar to humans because they both use sense organs to gather information from the environment.
True
Fossils from long ago tell us they type of organism that _________ long ago
lived
An elephants trunk would be an example of an internal or external structure?
external
What is an adaptation that can help a plant survive in the desert?
thick stems to hold water
True or False: Plants living in Utah desert regions have structures that help them retain and conserve water
True
The ______________ is where all information received from the senses is processed.
brain
If you found fossils of bird in older layer of rocks but not in newer layers of rock you could conclude that that bird is _____________ or no longer exists.
extinct
True
Animals take in information through:
a. their brain
b. books they read
c. their senses
c. their senses
The function of this structure is: support the plant, transfer water and nutrients from the roots
stem
take in oxygen (breathe) from the water
If a paleontologist found ocean animal fossils up on a high land mountain, what might they conclude?v
the area was once under the ocean
Organisms have internal and external structures that function to support ________________
a. growth
b. survival
c. reproduction
d. all of the above
D. All of the above.
When an animal can blend into its environment it is a structural adaptation. What is this called?
Camouflage
If a plant has structures of thorns or spines, is it likely to be eaten by an animal?
no
After an owl sees a mouse it wants to catch, the image is instantly sent to which structure?
brain
The parts of an organism that can become a fossil are: a: soft parts like an eyeball
b: hard parts like shell or bone
c: thoughts or feelings of the animal
b. hard parts like shell or bone
A jack rabbit has large feet. How does this external structure help it survive?
It helps it hop around and move from place to place.
Bats send sound waves out to hit various objects. The sound waves return tot he bat and this information is processed by their brain. It helps them know where objects are. What is this process called?
echolocation