How Plants and Animals Get Energy
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Objective
I can describe how plants and animals get energy and how these processes are related.
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Point Source Science · 4:10
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Describe the two main processes by which living things get energy, as explained in the video.
Explain what plants need to perform photosynthesis and what they produce as a result.
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“Describe the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis and explain how plants use the energy they produce. Describe the inputs and outputs of cellular respiration and explain how animals use the energy they produce. ”
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