Plants
What is the job of the roots?
Hold the plant in place and take in water and nutrients.
What plant adaptation helps plants defend themselves against animals that would eat them?
Thorns or poison/smell
What are the 4 basic needs of all animals?
Food, water, space (air), and shelter
What helps an animal find food?
sense of smell
This is not a basic need for a plant but it is for an animal.
Shelter
What is the job of the stems?
Support the plant.
Transport materials.
When an plant responds to its environment or surroundings?
Tropism
What do animals use to breathe?
lungs or gills
When an organism blends into their own environment or surroundings...
camouflage
Why are teeth important to an animal?
help it to get, eat and digest its food
Where do plants get their energy from?
The food they produce...through sunlight...photosynthesis.
When a plant leans toward the sun, this is an example of?
Phototropism
Name two internal structures animals have...
brain, stomach, intestines, kidneys, lungs...etc
When one thing imitates another
mimicry
Why are lungs important to an animal?
Help it exchange gases
Flowers, cones, and seeds
Name an adaptation a desert plant has...
wax stems: loose less moisture
shallow roots: absorb water quickly
Name two external structures animals have...
teeth, beak, claws, etc
The movement of animals from one place to another. Helps them to survive cold weather.
Migration
Why are intestines important to an animal?
Help it to absorb nutrients.
Why are all plant seeds alike?
They all become adult plants.
Name an adaptation a rainforest plant has...
Aerial roots: absorb nutrients
Drip tip leaves: drain extra water
What sense do animals not use to survive?
Movement
Period of inactivity during cold weather that helps animals survive the winter.
Hibernation
Plants and animals are different because animals cannot create _____________________, but plants can.
their own food