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Discuss each statement in your groups

• Is the statement correct? • Why do you think that?• Write a short paragraph which explains

the correct answer.

The material that makes up this tree mainly

comes from the ground.

Plants only respire at night.

Pollen grains are like the eggs of a plant.

Which of these are fruits?

Girls inherit characteristics from their mother but not

their father.

If monkeys evolved into humans, why do we still

have monkeys?

We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon

dioxide.

Giraffes developed long necks so that they could

reach higher leaves.

Most of the water contained in our food is reabsorbed in the colon.

Enzymes are killed by high temperatures.

Enzymes work best at 37oC

Food never actually enters our bodies.

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