Structures and Functions of Animals

An inner support system in vertebrates made up of bones

• Heart

• Skelton

• Lungs

• Turtle shells

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The internal organ that pumps blood is the

• Heart

• Brain

• Liver

• Stomach

Lungs are...

• Organs used to take in and release air

• Organs that take in oxygen from water

• Are organs only human have

• Organs that pump blood through the body

The _____________ is the structure that receives information about an animal’s environment.

• Lungs

• Hair

• Brain

• Heart

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The thinking part of the brain is called the ___________________

• Brain stem

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Hair

This part of the brain coordinates the animal’s movement

• Brain stem

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Skeleton

Organs that extract oxygen from the water as it flows is called

• Lungs

• Heart

• Gills

• Brain

Lungs are important to an animal’s survival because they allow the animal to breathe. Which other internal structure’s function is most similar to the lungs?

• skin

• heart

• gills

• brain

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The heart is responsible for pumping water through an animal’s body, allowing the animal to survive.

• True

• False

Vertebrates that live on land usually have hearts that pump blood around the body in one circular motion.

• True

• False