Functions and Structures of Animals

The vertebrate skeleton supports the body and helps in movement.

• True

• False

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

The heart is an internal structure that is protected by the ribs, which are part of an animal’s skeleton.

• True

• False

Look at the diagram.

Click the internal structures that provide air for the cat.

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Which part of the brain should Kassidy focus on in her argument?

• the cerebellum, because it coordinates movement

• the cerebrum, because it is the thinking part of the brain

• the brain stem, because it controls functions needed for survival

• the cerebellum and the brain stem, because they both interpret information

a rigid, inner support system that includes bones that connect to the soft structures of the body.

• The heart

• The skeleton

• The brain

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The ..................... give the body its shape, and  they also protect the heart and lungs.

• ribs

• skull

• heart

Mammals, Fish, Frog, Snakes, and Birds all are

• vertebrates

• invertebrates

In vertebrates, ................................... carry  many of the materials they  need to all parts of the body.

• blood

• brain

• lungs

• skeleton

Is the internal organ that  pumps Blood.

• the heart

• the brain

• the skeleton