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Identify structures in plants that enable them to use the energy from the Sun to make their own food through a process called photosynthesis.
General Information
Number: SC.8.L.18.In.1
Category: Independent
Date Adopted or Revised:
02/08
Big Idea:
Matter and Energy Transformations :
A. Living things all share basic needs for life.
B. Living organisms acquire the energy they need for life processes through various metabolic pathways (photosynthesis and cellular respiration).
C. Matter and energy are recycled through cycles such as the carbon cycle.
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