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1 1)3.e. basic needs of plants and animals and recognize that plants and animals both need to take in water, animals need food, and plants need light.
2 2)3.e.1 Investigate and explain the interdependence of plants and animals: Herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore
2 2)3.e.2 Investigate and explain the interdependence of plants and animals: Predator-prey relationships
3 3)3.a. diverse life forms (including vertebrates and invertebrates) that live in different environments (e.g., deserts, tundras, forests, grasslands, taigas, wetlands) and the structures that serve different functions in their survival (e.g.
3 3)3.c. relationships between the basic needs of different organisms and discern how adaptations enable an organism to survive in a particular environment.
3 3)3.e. Recall that organisms can survive only when in environments (deserts, tundras, forests, grasslands, taigas, wetlands) in which their needs are met and interpret the interdependency of plants and animals within a food chain, including producer, consumer, d
3 SS 3)5.b Compare/contrast animals/habitats from different countries (elephants, lions, zebras, desert, savannah, etc.).
4 4)3.a.1 Observable traits due to inherited or environmental adaptations
4 4)3.c. Compare characteristics of organisms, including growth and development, reproduction, acquisition and use of energy, and response to the environment.
4 4)3.e. Analyze food webs to interpret how energy flows from the sun.
5 5)3.a.2 Adaptations that increase an organismês chances to survive and reproduce in a particular habitat (e.g., cacti needles/leaves, fur/scales)



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