Hawaii Science Standards

Unity and Diversity
4. Students examine the unity and diversity of organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.

Describe the similarities and differences of plants and animals in their appearances, behaviors and habitats.

All Episodes

Identify the different structures and functions of organisms that allow them to survive in the environment.

Explain how different organisms need specific environmental conditions in order to survive.

All Episodes

Explain the relationship between structure and function in living things.

Compare and contrast the body structures of organisms that contribute to their ability to survive and reproduce.

Assess the degree of relatedness among selected organisms based on its similarities found in internal anatomical features.

Interdependence
5. Students describe, analyze, and give examples of how organisms are dependent on one another and their environments.

Identify and give examples of the various interactions within a local environment.

Explain interdependence in the environment by using photosynthesis as an example.

Identify how plants and animals depend on each other, in the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients.

Explain how organisms respond to a constantly changing environment.

Illustrate and explain the relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web.

Identify and describe the biotic and abiotic factors that affect the carrying capacity of a specific niche.