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Subject

Science (NYS P-12)

Description

This page describes how organisms get food from their environment, either by consuming other organisms or making their own food. A nice graphic illustrates these relationships. Ideal for all children as well as teachers and parents.

Website(s)

PlanetPals.com

Related Academic Standards

New York State

S.2.LS.2.2 Students who demonstrate understanding can develop a simple model that illustrates how plants and animals depend on each other for survival.

S.3.LS.2.1 Students who demonstrate understanding can construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

S.4.LS.1.1 Students who demonstrate understanding can construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

S.5.LS.2.1 Students who demonstrate understanding can develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants (producers), animals (consumers), decomposers, and the environment.

MST4.E.LE.6.1 Students describe how plants and animals, including humans, depend upon each other and the nonliving environment.

MST4.E.LE.6.2 Students describe the relationship of the sun as an energy source for living and nonliving cycles.

MST4.I.LE.6.1 Students describe the flow of energy and matter through food chains and food webs.