Structure and Function- Plants and Animals

exoskeleton

• provides structural support for an insect

• carries water and food to other parts of the plant

• inner skeleton

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stem

• outer protection of a tree;

• the hard outer covering on an insect

• supports the plant and carries water and food to the rest of the plant

• makes the plant's food

bark

• makes seeds

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• outer protection of a tree; most like human skin

• senses temperature and pressure

leaf

• a seed-like structure that produces a new plant

• the organ that pumps blood throughout the body

• the plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering

• makes the plant's food

root

• makes the plant's food

• anchors the plant in place and absorbs water and other minerals from the soil

• most like human skin

• supports the plant and carries water and food to the rest of the plant

fruit

• the plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering

• a seed-like structure that produces a new plant

• a structure that grows from a flower and forms a protective covering that surrounds the seed

• consists of the eyes, ears, nose, skin, and tongue

flower

• makes the plant's food

• anchors the plant in place and absorbs water and other minerals from the soil

• a structure that grows from a flower and forms a protective covering that surrounds the seed

• makes seeds

skin

• provides support for the body

• senses temperature and pressure

• the organ that pumps blood throughout the body

• the organ in the nervous system that is the control center of the body

skeleton

• senses temperature and pressure

• provides support for the body

• the organ in the digestive system that finishes breaking down food with digestive juices and absorbs the nutrients

• structures in an organism that remove oxygen from water

heart

• provides support for the body

• the organ that holds urine

• the plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering

• the organ that pumps blood throughout the body