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Concept Statement: Show Concept Overview
2 All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow.
Over-All Rating: Moderate coverage of this concept.
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Text includes lots of extraneous life science content, both in terms of having topics that are not part of the standards, and in including extraneous concepts and vocabulary within the content pages that do relate to the standards. |
Features that help student learning:
Text has descriptions and graphics with explanations. Graphics can help students understand the content.
Standard 2a is covered in depth.
Features that do not help student learning:
Standard 2c has only limited coverage.
Ratings for Standards - Harcourt:
| 2 All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow. |
Moderate |
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| 2a Students know plants are the primary source of matter and energy entering most food chains. |
In-Depth |
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| 2b Students know producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers) are related in food chains and food webs and may compete with each other for resources in an ecosystem. |
Moderate |
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| 2c Students know decomposers, including many fungi, insects, and microorganisms, recycle matter from dead plants and animals. |
Limited |
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