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The Cycle of Matter in an Ecosystem
Where Does My Food Come From?
Strand 5.3: Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems
SEEd Standard
5.3.2 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information that animals obtain energy and matter from the food they eat for body repair, growth, and motion and to maintain body warmth. Emphasize that the energy used by animals was once energy from the Sun.
5.3.3 Develop and use a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasize that matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die.

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