SARMIENTO, MIKAEL BENEDICT M.

EARTH AND LIFE

G11 – SOCRATES WEEK 2

Activity 7: Picture
UNIFYING ILLUSTRATION/EXPLANATION
THEMES

1. Biological
System ECOSYSTEM – organisms in the
ecosystem require a steady
supply of certain chemicals to
live. Plants obtain most of their
necessary chemicals from the
soil, water and air.

2. Cellular
Basis of Life MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS
have cells that are specialized for
different functions. Its
development and survival are
based on the functions and
interactions of its many cells.

3. Interaction
with its The transfer of chemicals
environmen between organisms and their
t environments is a key process in
any ecosystem. Breathing air,
drinking water, eating food and
etc. are chemical exchanges
with the environment.

4. Energy and
Life
Energy enters the ecosystem as
sunlight. Plants are producers
that convert light energy to
chemical energy stored in food.
All organisms lose energy in the
form of heat, an ecosystem
cannot recycle energy.
5. Evolution

Explains changes in organisms

over long periods of time.
Adaptation allows life forms to
acquire new characteristics in
response to their environment
through the process of natural
selection.