Rhode Island Science Standards

Diversity of Life

By the end of grade five, students will know:

1. A great variety of kinds of living things can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features to decide which things belong to which group.

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6. Marine Communities
7. Fresh Water Communities
8. Terrestrial Communities
9. The Wildlife Web I
10. The Wildlife Web II
11. Decomposers/Scavengers
12. Population Dynamics
13. Species Diversity
14. Niche

2. Features used for grouping depend on the purpose of the grouping.

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Interdependence of Life

By the end of grade five, students will know:

1. Organisms interact with one another in various ways besides providing food. Many plants depend on animals for carrying their pollen to other plants or for dispersing their seeds.

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9. The Wildlife Web I
10. The Wildlife Web II
11. Decomposers/Scavengers
12. Population Dynamics
13. Species Diversity
14. Niche
15. Invasive Species
16. Life at Risk

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