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Unit: Organism growth and reproduction
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑4
, MS‑LS1‑5
, MS‑LS1.B.1
, MS‑LS1.B.2
, MS‑LS1.B.3
, MS‑LS1.B.4
, MS‑LS3‑2
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About this unit
Let's learn how organisms grow and make more of themselves! Whether it's through sexual or asexual reproduction, there's a lot to learn about what makes for success, and how genes and the environment come into play.Did you know that a detached starfish arm can grow into a whole new starfish?
NGSS:
MS‑LS1.B.1
, MS‑LS3‑2
Practice
- Understand: sexual and asexual reproductionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
I've got one word for you: PLUMAGE.
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑4
, MS‑LS1.B.2
Learn
Practice
- Apply: animal behavior and offspring successGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Hummingbirds, ants, and bats: what do these animals have in common? They're all pollinators!
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑4
, MS‑LS1.B.3
Practice
- Understand: plant reproductive successGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
- Apply: plant reproductive successGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Plants and animals are programmed by their genes to grow to a specific size range, but external factors matter, too.
NGSS:
MS‑LS1‑5
, MS‑LS1.B.4
Learn
Practice
- Apply: organism growth and the environmentGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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Level up on all the skills in this unit and collect up to 500 Mastery points!Unit test
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