Some animals such as butterflies and frogs go through remarkable change during development that is called metamorphosis. Understand that plants and animals go through predictable life cycles that include birth, growth, development, reproduction and death. Individuals of the same species differ in their characteristics. Recognize that individuals of the same species differ in their characteristics some of which are inherited and some are not. Organisms have differences that allow them to thrive in different places.
All animals depend on plants.
Understand that some source of energy is necessary for all organisms to stay alive and grow. Describe the relationship within a food web between producers, consumers and decomposers. Grades 3-5 Physical Science Properties of matter can be used to describe objects and to classify and separate materials. Understand that objects are made of one or substances. Describe objects using various properties and characteristics of the materials of which they are made.