Topic+Essential+Questions

__Topic Essential Questions__

1. What is the relationship between energy and matter? Energy powers matter to carry out life processes.

2. How is energy significant to the biological system? It powers life processes.

3. Can an organism survive without the exchange of matter with its environment? No

4. Are all matters living and all living organisms made of matter? No, Yes.

5. Can living organisms create and destroy energy? No.

6. Can living organisms create and destroy matter? No. Atoms come together and separate to form different structures - for instance, the food we eat is broken down. Proteins are broken down into amino acids, which in turn build up muscles. Create=make something from nothing


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