Unit 2 - Structure & Function

What is a structure?

• a part of something

• the job

• a body part only

• a part of a plant only

Which of the following would be an internal structure? (Choose more that one.)

• ear

• heart

• lungs

• hair

Which of the following would be an internal structure? (Choose more that one.)

• blood vessels

• finger nails

• kidneys

• bones

Which of the following would be an external structure? (Choose more that one.)

• lungs

• fingers

• toes

• skin

Which of the following would be an external structure? (Choose more that one.)

• claws

• scales of a fish

• a monkey's tail

• bones

True or False? Every structure has a function.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

True or False? Organisms have different structures to help them survive in their specific environment.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Some animals, such as birds, have beaks, while other animals, like horses, have large mouths with flat teeth. The difference in these structures is most closely related to -- 

• the sounds the animals make.

• the habitat the animals live in.

• the type of offspring they have.

• the types of food these animals eat.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which external structure will help animal catch its prey?

• hair

• sharp claws

Eagles have talons to catch their prey. Which other animals catches their prey like an eagle?

• F

• G

• H

• I