Roots are _____________________.

The stem _________________________.

The leaf is _______________________.

The leaf vein is __________________.

Plants have _____ basic structures, or parts.

The structures of a plant are __________, ____________, and _______. (Select all that apply)

___________ take in water and nutrients from the soil.

The stem __________________________ . (select the best answer)

The _________ of the plant are where the food or sugars are made.

One way in which all plants are alike is that they make their own _________.

Roots, stems, and leaves are some basic plant parts, or ________.

Roots collect water from the _________.

A carrot or radish has a thick root, or _________ that stores food.

Roots take in ____________ that help plants grow and stay healthy.

The plant part that holds up leaves to sunlight is the _______.

Stems have _________ that carry food and water through. plant.

A tree has a hard, woody stem called a _________.

Leaves are important because ________ is made in the leaves.

Leaves take in _________ and _________.

Plants make energy from the _______ to make food.

Plants change carbon dioxide and water into ________ that they use for food.

Plants have small tubes called ____________ that carry water from stems into leaves.

When you breathe, you take in __________ that plants release.

A part of the plant that can be eaten is ____________.

Carrots and beets are the _________ of a plant.

An animals outer covering is called _________.

Tiny holes in the skin are called _________.

Saclike structures that take in oxygen from air are _________.

Animals are a group of _______ things.

Animals use different structures such as legs and wings to _______.

Animals use ________ and _________ to take in oxygen that they need to survive.

Animals have an outer covering that protects them by keeping out germs. This covering is called _________-.

One characteristic that most animals have in common is that they can _________.

Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own ________.

Animals are able to ________ to their environments in more noticeable ways than plants.

Wings and tails are ____________ that help animals get what they need.

Animals move toward food and away from ________.

Wolves can run and jump because of their ________.

Snails make a trail of _____ to slide on.

Ducks and geese have _______ that help them fly

An elephant uses its ______ to pull food to its mouth.

Lions use their _________ to lap up water.

Lungs and gills help animals take in _________.

The sweat that helps cool your body down on a hot day comes from pores in your _________.

A ________ helps protect animals from bad weather.

The ground and _______ are examples of safe places, or shelters, for animals.

A snail has a _____ to keep it safe in its environment.

The power living things need to keep themselves alive is _______.

___________ shows how energy passes from one organism to another in an environment.

An organism that makes its own food is a __________.

An organism that eats other organisms are called a ________.

All plants and animals have basic needs, They need _______, _________, __________, and _________ to survive.

Scientists show how energy is passed from one thing to another in a ____________.

All food chains start with a ___________.

A _________ is an organism that make its own food in the food chain.

All organisms that follow a producer are _____________.

A _________ is an organism in the food chain that eats other animals to get energy

All the living and nonliving things that surround an organism is called a/an _______________.

A living thing that uses energy to grow is called a/an ________.

Something that helps a living thing survive like food, water, air, space, sunlight, and shelter is called a/an _________.

The struggle among living things for resources is called ______.

Another name for a living thing, such as a plant or animal is a/ an ______________.

A sunflower plant changes with age or __________.

A plant responds to shade when it bends toward _________.

Trees reproduce by making ________.

Turtles lay _________ to make more of their own kind.

Water, sunlight, rocks, and soil are __________ things in nature.

Living things get everything they need to survive from their _______________.

All the living things in an environment make up a _________.

Food, water, air, space, sunlight, and shelter are some ______ that organisms need.

The struggle among living things for resources is _________.

The defined space that an animal defends against other animals is its _______________.

Elephants and lions get water from ____________.

A protected place to live is a __________.

The job or role an organism has in its environment is its _______.

Bay-breasted warblers and Cap may warblers both feed on _____ in spruce trees.

Plants and animals are both living things. There are three characteristics that living things have. These characteristics are __________, ___________, and _______. (select all that apply)

Living things are surrounded by other living things and nonliving things that make up their ______________.

Living things get the ___________ that they need such as food, water, air, space, and sunlight from their environment.

Living things also ___________ or fight for resources that they need.

Living things compete for ________, ________, ________, ___, and __________.

Some communities of animals avoid competition by having a specific job or _______ in their environment.

All plants need food, water space, and _____ in order to survive.

Living things need ______ to break down food and get rid of wastes.

Living things need energy from ________.

Earth's air and water contain a/an ________ called oxygen.

Plants and animals need the gas ________ in order to survive.

Living things need room, or _________, to grow and find food.

To live and grow, organisms need _______ from food.

The flow of energy in an environment can be shown in a/an __________.

Green plants and algae are ________ the use the Sun's energy to make food.

Organisms that get thei energy from eating other organisms are called _____________.

Organisms have _________ that help them obtain and consume food.

Plants have leaves of different shapes and sizes to help them capture energy from the __________.

Sharks have very sharp ________ that they use to tear food.