L4: form and function

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Form and Function

comparing different skeletons

comparing skeletons

The skeleton can tell us something about 

-where an animal lives

- what it eats

- what it looked like in the past

What did this animal eat?

1. PLANTS
2. ANIMALS
3. BERRIES
4. EVERYTHING

A meat eater is also called......

1. herbivore
2. omnivore
3. carnivore
4. meativore

What food do they eat?

- carnivore: eats meat

-herbivore: eats plants

- omnivore: eats everything

eye position

You can tell by the position of the eyes in the skull if the animal is a predator (hunter) or a prey animal (prooi)

Eyes in front: likes to hunt

Eyes on the side: likes to hide

PREDATOR

PREY

Skeletons can tell us:

About the way the animal moved and where it lived.

Both lived in water. How did they move? 

          similarities

Assignment

• Compare the human and bird skeleton. 
  
• Color in the bones according to the assignment
  
• Answer the questions