Cells
What is the smallest structure in your body?
A cell
This organ pumps blood and delivers oxygen to other parts of the body
Heart
This system takes in oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide
Located in the front of the mouth and used for biting and cutting food
Incisors
True or False: Do animals use their tail for balance?
True
The powerhouse of the cell and creates energy.
Mitochondria
This organ controls everything you do, even when you sleep
Brain
This system breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste
Digestive System
Located between the canines and molars and used for tearing and grinding food
Why do horses have tails?
To keep flys away
The brain of the cell and contains DNA
Nucleus
This organ takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
Lungs
This system pumps blood and transports oxygen around the body
Circulatory or Cardiovasular System
Pointy teeth used for piercing food
Canines
Name one fuction a monkey uses its tail for
balancing, swinging, climbing
Located inside of the nucleus and creates ribosomes
Nucleolus
This organ breaks down food and helps with digestion
Stomach
This system provides shape to the body and protects important organs
Skeletal System
Located in the back of the mouth and used for crushing hard food
Molars
Name an animal that uses its tail to show that it is happy
Dog, cat, foxes, rats, ducks
The thick, jelly-like material that fills a cell
Cytoplasm
These organs absorb water and nutrients from digested food
Small/Large Intestines
This system allows your body to move and made up of over 600 of these types of tissues
Muscular System
The fifth set of teeth that do not emerge until age 17
Wisdom Teeth
What is unique about a lizard's tail when used for protection?
It can break off when captured by a predator