The Living Environment
“Compare the way a variety of living specimens carry out basic life functions and maintain dynamic equilibrium.”
- Animals and plants have a great variety of body plans and internal structures that contribute to their ability to maintain a balanced condition.
- An organism's overall body plan and its envirnment determine the way that the organism carries out life processes.
- All organisms require energy to survive. The amount of energy needed and the method for obtaining this energy varies among cells. Some cells use oxygen to relase the energy stored in food.
Index
Performance Indicator Key
Living Environment
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Physical Setting
Vocabulary
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