Science 5.10

Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms have structures and behaviors that help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to:

• (1) compare the structures and functions of different species that help them live and survive in a specific environment such as hooves on prairie animals or webbed feet in aquatic animals; and
  • (A) differentiate between inherited traits of plants and animals such as spines on a cactus or shape of a beak and learned behaviors such as an animal learning tricks or a child riding a bicycle.