Body Structures & Functions

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Body Structures & Functions

Tallgrass Track

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Wildling — Body Structures & Functions Tallgrass Track

Hi!

I'm Wildling.

Welcome to Tallgrass Track!

Will you help me investigate body structures & functions?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Animal structures have functions.

Coverings can protect, limbs can support movement, and mouths help obtain

and process food.

Which structure protects the turtle in our record?

  • A. Its food label
  • B. Its shadow
  • C. Its shell

The answer is C: Its shell

A shell can provide protection;

a sharp beak may help grasp or tear food.

A structure can have more than one use.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

A shell can provide protection;

a sharp beak may help grasp or tear food.

A structure can have more than one use.

What can limbs help an animal do?

  • A. Breathe without any body structures
  • B. Move or support its body
  • C. Make every animal fly

The answer is B: Move or support its body

Animal structures have functions.

Coverings can protect, limbs can support movement, and mouths help obtain

and process food.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our observation shows a turtle pulling vulnerable parts into a shell

when threatened.

That behavior supports a protective function, not a claim

that the shell is food.

What evidence supports a function?

  • A. Observations of how a structure is used
  • B. Only the animal's name
  • C. Only the drawing's color

The answer is A: Observations of how a structure is used

Animal structures have functions.

Coverings can protect, limbs can support movement, and mouths help obtain

and process food.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.

Animal structures have functions.

A shell can provide protection;

a sharp beak may help grasp or tear food.

Our observation shows a turtle pulling vulnerable parts into a shell

when threatened.

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