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Unit 5 lessons 3-5
Plants and Animals
Question | Answer |
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structure | a part of an organism |
root | a plant structure that takes in water and nutrients and holds a plant in place |
stem | a plant structure that holds a plant up and helps leaves reach sunlight |
leaf | the plant structure where a plant makes food |
photosynthesis | the process through which plants make food |
vertebrate | an animal wit a backbone |
invertebrate | an animal without a backbone |
exoskeleton | a hard covering, or shell, that protects an invertebrate's body |
bird | a vertebrate that has a beak, feathers, two wings, two legs, and lays eggs |
reptile | a vertebrate taht has scaly, waterproof skin, breathes air with lungs, and lays eggs |
amphibian | a vertebrate that spends part of its life in water and part of its life on land |
gills | a structure some animals use to take in oxygen from water |
fish | a vertebrate that lives in water and breathes oxygen using gills |
mammal | a vertebrate taht has hair or fur, is born alive, and feeds its young milk |