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  • Standard Area - TECH: Learning Standards for Technology
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            • Introduction - MST4.I.LE.5.Introduction:
              All organisms must be able to obtain and use resources, grow, reproduce, and maintain stable internal conditions while living in a constantly changing external environment. Organisms respond to internal or environmental stimuli.
              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.LE.5.2a:
                Food provides molecules that serve as fuel and building material for all organisms. All living things, including plants, must release energy from their food, using it to carry on their life processes.
              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.LE.5.2b:
                Foods contain a variety of substances, which include carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, proteins, minerals, and water. Each substance is vital to the survival of the organism.
              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.LE.5.2c:
                Metabolism is the sum of all chemical reactions in an organism. Metabolism can be influenced by hormones, exercise, diet, and aging.
              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.LE.5.2d:
                Energy in foods is measured in Calories. The total caloric value of each type of food varies. The number of Calories a person requires varies from person to person.
              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.LE.5.2e:
                In order to maintain a balanced state, all organisms have a minimum daily intake of each type of nutrient based on species, size, age, sex, activity, etc. An imbalance in any of the nutrients might result in weight gain, weight loss, or a diseased state.
              • Major Understandings - MST4.I.LE.5.2f:
                Contraction of infectious disease, and personal behaviors such as use of toxic substances and some dietary habits, may interfere with one's dynamic equilibrium. During pregnancy these conditions may also affect the development of the child. Some effects of these conditions are immediate; others may not appear for many years.
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