Life Science Units

Big question for 7th grade science: How are energy and matter transferred between living and non-living things on Earth?

How do plants get energy from the sun?

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• What chemical reactions take place?
• How does matter or energy change?

How do we get energy from the things we eat?

What's happening in our body when we work hard?

Additional Questions

• Do animals ever photosynthesize?
• Is some food better for energy?
• How did we get oxygen in our atmosphere?

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How do living and non-living things affect each other?

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• How might non-living things affect living things?
• How can living things affect non-living things?

What things affect population size and health?

Different Biomes

Aquatic Biomes

• Freshwater
• Marine and coral
• Estuary
• Wetland

Terrestrial Biomes

• Taiga, Tundra, and Alpine
• Temperate forest and grassland
• Rainforest and savannah
• Desert