Indicators Indicators are specific student learning behaviors that can be taught and that demonstrate student performance in the achievement of a benchmark. Life and Earth Science content strands to make determinations about how the world works. Students observe a variety of cells to recognize common features that all cells have as well as differences that determine their function. Describe the key ideas of the cell theory. 7.1.1-d Describe different types of cells in a multicellular organism and explain how their characteristics relate to specialized functions, e.g., muscle, nerve, blood.
Students observe and describe the organization of multicellular organisms.
7.1.2-a Distinguish between cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems in a plant and an animal. Explain the importance of cellular organization in a multicellular organism. Students review the basic needs of organisms and explore cell processes that allow cells to obtain and release materials and energy. 7.1.3-c Explain how plants and animals obtain their basic needs. Students compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and relate their importance to plant and animal life.