Plant and Animal Structure and Function

The process that breaks down food into smaller substances that the body can use

• digestion

• behavior

• sense receptor

• evidence

The way an animal acts

• behavior

• sense receptor

• digestion

• evidence

What TWO statements describe the functions of the roots?

• They anchor the plant to the ground

• They transport water and nutrients to leaves

• They absorb water and nutrients from soil

• They absorb sunlight and air

Which TWO statements describe the function of the leaves?

• It absorbs sunlight and air

• The plants food is made here

• To reproduce

• It protects the plants from animals

What TWO statements describes the function of the stem?

• It soaks in sunlight

• It reproduces

• It transports water and nutrients to leaves

• It supports the leaves and flower

Facts or information used to support a claim or argument

• behavior

• sense receptor

• digestion

• evidence

A process in plants that takes in carbon dioxide, water and sunlight and produces sugar and oxygen

• root

• photosynthesis

• function

• Stomata

What something does

• heart

• lungs

• function

• photosynthesis

Make a statement that something is true

• internal functions

• structure

• claim

• organs

A structure in the nervous system that detects stimuli

• evidence

• Structure

• sense receptor

• Fruit