Plant and Animal Functions Flashcards
skeleton
A rigid support system that includes bones that connect to the soft structures of the body. All mammals have a skeleton
heart
An internal organ that pumps bloods.
lungs
Provide oxygen to the blood and take carbon dioxide from the blood. Air flows in and out of the lungs
gills
Organs found in fish that extract oxygen from the water as water flows around gills.
brain
The structure that receives information about an animal’s environment. It interprets information it receives and tells the body how to respond.
ovary
The female reproductive part of a flower that helps the plant reproduce.
cuticle
The waxy outer covering of a leaf that helps limit the amount of water a plant loses.
stamen
The male part of a flower that makes pollen. Pollen is the male reproductive cell.
sepal
Protects the budding flower by wrapping around it.
pistil
Contains a plant’s female reproductive parts and receives pollen transferred from a stamen.
vertebrate
An animal with internal bony skeleton.
exoskeleton
A hard external covering that is waterproof. It is the support structure of some animals that protects their soft body underneath.
shell
A large exoskeleton.
extinct
When a kind of organism becomes extinct, no more of that kind of organism lives on Earth. Once an organism is gone, it is gone forever.
Look at a an image of the brain and label the cerebrum, brain stem and cerebellum
Look in your textbook- page 306
