Animal/Plant Structures and Functions

The prickly pear cactus has these structures that protect it from plant-eating animals.

• Gills

• Thorns or Spines

• Heart

• Stem

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A Goliath beetle has a hard outside covering that supports the beetle’s body and helps protect the insect from predators.

• Hollow Bones

• Branches

• Roots

• Body Covering

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These give the ability to breathe underwater to creatures that live in the water.

• Camouflage

• Teeth

• Gills

• Horns

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These help attract pollinators, which allows the plant species to reproduce.

• Flowers

• Stomach

• Camouflage

• Brain

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A hummingbird’s _________ is long and straw-like so that it can sip nectar from inside flowers.

• Lungs

• Ears

• Beak

• Antennae

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Jackrabbits have long _________ to help them hear predators approaching and to cool down on hot days.

• Ears

• Horns

• Hearts

• Body Coverings

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A marbled tree frog is very difficult to see when it is resting on a tree, because its coloring blends in well with the tree bark.

• Teeth

• Beak

• Flowers

• Camouflage

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Molars in an herbivore’s mouth are used for grinding plant material. Pointed incisors in a carnivore’s mouth allow the animal to bite and cut through the flesh of its prey.

• Thorns

• Ears

• Teeth

• Lungs

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These structures grow out from the stem to provide leaves the best amount of sunlight. Leaves are usually on the ends.

• Roots

• Branches

• Antennae

• Heart

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These come out of an animal’s head and allow animals to defend themselves, fight other animals, root in the soil, or rub bark off trees.

• Antennae

• Stems

• Brains

• Horns

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