Plants and animals have life cycles that include being born, developing into adults, reproducing, and eventually dying. Plants and animals closely resemble their parents. Some characteristics of an organism are inherited others result from interaction with the environment. An organism's behavior is related to the organism's environment. When the environment changes, some organisms survive, others die or move away.
All organisms cause change in the environment where they live.
Brine Shrimp Reading the Environment 5. Plan and conduct a simple investigation. Use data to construct a reasonable explanation. Communicate investigations and explanations. Distinguish between objects that occur in nature and objects made by people.