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Identify structures in plants that enable them to use the energy from the Sun to make their own food through a process called photosynthesis.
Access Point #: SC.8.L.18.In.1
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  • SC.8.L.18.1: Describe and investigate the process of photosynthesis, such as the roles of light, carbon dioxide, water and chlorophyll; production of food; release of oxygen.
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Number:
SC.8.L.18.In.1
Category:
Independent
Date Adopted or Revised:
02/08
Big Idea:
Matter and Energy Transformations

A. Living things all share basic needs for life.

B. Living organisms acquire the energy they need for life processes through various metabolic pathways (photosynthesis and cellular respiration).

C. Matter and energy are recycled through cycles such as the carbon cycle.

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