Plant and Animal Structures Review

What organ helps remove the food the body cannot use and absorbs water?

• mouth

• esophagus

• small intestine

• large intestine

Sense organs collect information from the outside world. Which is NOT a sense organ?

• eyes

• skeleton

• skin

• tongue

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Claudio made up this riddle: I protect your body from dirt and bacteria. I keep your insides from drying out. I sweat to keep you cool. What am I?

• skin

• skeleton

• liver

• brain

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A fish is a vertebrate. This means that a fish has an inner skeleton. A lobster does not have an inner skeleton. A hard, outer shell covers its body. The hard outer shell is called an exoskeleton. What purpose do both a lobster's exoskeleton and a fish's skeleton have?

• support

• take in oxygen

• movement

• temperature control

Autumn is studying roses Like most flowering plants, its stem supports the leaves and the flower. She knows that plants, like animals, like humans, have parts with similar functions. What part of a human is most like a stem?

• brain

• heart

• skeleton

• pancreas

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Syler learned that a butterfly tastes its food by standing on it. What organ in the human body has the same function as the sensors in the butterfly's feet?

• brain

• skin

• stomach

• tongue

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Which of the following is the most important role of the stomach in the human body?

• to store digested food for future use

• to filter waste from food out of the body

• to put nutrients from food into the blood

• to physically and chemically break down foods

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Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. They use their leaves for the process. Humans take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Which organ do they use?

• Heart

• Gills

• Stomach

• Lungs

Some plants have stems for support, and some animals have internal skeletons for support. What organ provides support for most insects?

• Stem

• Exoskeleton

• Pancreas

• Skeleton

What organ is #4 referring to?

• small intestine

• large intestine

• liver

• stomach

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