Animal and Plant Structures & Functions

The heart performs a similar function in mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles. Which of these describes its function?

• Filters waste from blood.

• Stores bile.

• Pumps blood throughout the body.

• Facilitates gas exchange.

The leaves of a plant perform a function similar to the lungs in many animals.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The _____ is considered the control center of your body. It helps monitor and control other organs and organ systems.

• brain

• heart

• lungs

• stomach

All animals have an internal skeleton that provides support and protection.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Skeletal muscles in animals can both push and pull bones.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Choose the any animals that are considered invertebrates.

• butterfly

• fox

• fish

• worm

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Choose the two structures that serve a similar purpose in plants and animals: they protect internal structures.

• skin of an animal

• roots of a plant

• bark of a tree

• brain of an animal

All reptiles, mammals, and birds breathe using _____. Fish have gills which complete a similar function.

• lungs

• mouth

• eyes

• brain

Which part of a plant has a similar function to that of a skeleton in animals.

• leaf

• stem

• gills

• roots

Josie and Alan are comparing cactuses with other plants. The photo shows a saguaro cactus, a plant that is common in the deserts of Arizona.

Which structures of other plants have a similar function with the stem of the cactus? Select three answer choices.

Photo Credit: McGraw Hill

• the leaves of an orange tree

• 
  

  the flowers of a pumpkin vine

• 
  

  the roots of grasses

• 
  

  the trunk of a maple tree

• the needles of a pine tree

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