6.SCI.13.B
Identify and compare the basic characteristics of organisms, including prokaryotic and eukaryotic, unicellular and multicellular, and autotrophic and heterotrophic.
Grade 6 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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basic characteristicsorganismsprokaryoticeukaryoticunicellularmulticellularautotrophicheterotrophic
Skills
- identify (basic characteristics of organisms) #dok1
- identify (types of organisms: prokaryotic, eukaryotic, unicellular, multicellular, autotrophic, heterotrophic) #dok1
- compare (prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms) #dok2
- compare (unicellular and multicellular organisms) #dok2
- compare (autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify the basic characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. #dok1
- I can identify if an organism is unicellular or multicellular. #dok1
- I can identify if an organism is autotrophic or heterotrophic. #dok1
- I can compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms by their cellular structure. #dok2
- I can compare unicellular and multicellular organisms by their composition. #dok2
- I can compare autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms by how they obtain energy. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Organisms have a wide range of characteristics used to classify them into different groups.
- Understanding the differences between types of organisms helps explain how life is structured and functions at the cellular level.
Essential Questions
- What characteristics are used to classify organisms as prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
- How do unicellular and multicellular organisms differ in structure and function?
- What is the difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms?
- Why is it important to compare different types of organisms?
- How do these characteristics help us understand the survival and adaptation of organisms?