California Science Standards |
Grade 33. Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organisms' chance for survival.a. Students know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions for growth, survival, and reproduction. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration b. Students know examples of diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and wetlands. NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities c. Students know living things cause changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are detrimental t the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics 14. Niche 15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk d. Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations. NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics16. Life at Risk e. Students know that some kinds of organisms that once lived on Earth have completely disappeared and that some of those resembled others that are alive today. NatureWorks Episodes16. Life at RiskGrade 42. All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow. a. Students know that plants are the primary source of matter and energy entering most food chains. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web Ib. Students know producers and consumers are related in food chains and food webs and may compete with each other for resources in an ecosystem. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers c. Students know decomposers, including fungi, insects, and microorganisms, recycle matter from dead plants and animals. NatureWorks Episodes11. Decomposers and Scavengers |
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2. 2. Plants and
animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and
e. Students know how sugar, water, and minerals are transported in a vascular plant. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web Ig. Students know plant and animal cells break down sugar to obtain energy, a process NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web IGrade 65. Organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves and a. Students know energy entering ecosystems as sunlight is transferred by producers into chemical energy through photosynthesis and then from organism to organism through food webs. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web Ib. Students know matter is transferred over time from one organism to others in the NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers c. Students know populations of organisms can be categorized by the functions they NatureWorks Episodes14. Niched. Students know different kinds of organisms may play similar ecological roles in similar biomes. NatureWorks Episodes14. Nichee. Students know the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics |