Organs
Comparing Organs in humans, plants, and animals
Classifying Animals
Food Chain
Adaptations
100

This organ is responsible for the circulation of blood throughout the body

Heart

100

What part of a plant is most like a spine?

The stem

100

This type of animal is characterized by feathers, vertebrates, warm-blooded, and lays eggs

Birds

100
A food chain is the flow of _____________ from one organism to another. 

energy 

100

A physical adaptation is something an animal _________ to survive. 

A behavioral adaptation is something an animal _________ to survive.

has

does

200

This organ is responsible for the filtering of waste/toxins in the body

Liver

Kidneys

200

What does each of the following use for air exchange (breathing)?

Plant -

Animal - 

Human - 

Leaves (photosynthesis)

Lungs and Gills

Lungs

200

These type of animals feature a backbone or spine

These type of animals do not have a backbone

vertebrates

invertebrates

200

Define each of the following:

- Prey

- Predator 

Prey - an animal that gets eaten by another animal

Predator - an animal that hunts another animal

200

Give four examples of a physical adaptations

claws

beaks

fur type

camouflage

etc. 

300

What does each of the following organs do?

Kidneys -

Stomach -

Brain - 

Kidneys - Removes waste from blood

Stomach - breaks food down using acid

Brain - sends and receives signals 

300

Humans have live birth. Animals have live birth or eggs What two things do plants have for reproduction? 

**Bonus point for any others past 2**

Seeds

Spores

**Bonus** - Fruit, Pollen, Flowers

300

What are two differences between a reptile and an amphibian?

Reptiles have dry skin and amphibians have wet, slimy skin. 

Reptiles live only on land and amphibians can live on both land and water

300

Define each of the following:

Herbivore - 

Carnivore - 

Omnivore - 

Herbivore - an animal that only eats plant

Carnivore - an animal that only eats meat

Omnivore - an animal that eats plants and animals

300

What are the two types of behavioral adaptations?

Instinct 

Learned Behavior

400

Explain the steps of the digestive system

Food is mashed by teeth

Goes to stomach where it is broken down by acid

Goes through the small intestines where it the nutrients are pulled

Goes through the large intestine where the liquid waste is removed

400

What is the function of the skin? What do animals and plants have that are similar in function?

To provide protection from bacteria. 

Animals - fur, scales

Plants - waxy coating

400
What are the characteristics of an insect?

- six legs
- exoskeleton (invertebrates)
- life cycle with larva/pupa stage
- some have wings

400
Put these in the correct order:


first consumer

sun

secondary consumer

producer

apex predator

sun

producer

first consumer

secondary consumer

apex predator

400

Give an example of a instictual behavior

Give an example of a learned behavior

- breathing

- talking, reading, hunting