Organic Matter

Organic matter is the material that comes from living organisms. It is made up of carbon-based compounds, and it is essential for life on Earth. Organic matter can be found in various forms, including plants, animals, microorganisms, and decaying matter.

Study Guide

What is organic matter?
Organic matter is the material that comes from living organisms, made up of carbon-based compounds.
Where can organic matter be found?
Organic matter can be found in various forms, including plants, animals, microorganisms, and decaying matter.
Why is organic matter essential for life?
Organic matter is essential for life because it provides nutrients and energy for living organisms, and it also plays a crucial role in the carbon cycle and nutrient cycling in ecosystems.

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What is science?

The resources above cover the following skills:

LIFE SCIENCE

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

Obtain information from literature and other media to illustrate that there are many different kinds of living things and that they exist in different places on land and in water (e.g., woodland, tundra, desert, rainforest, ocean, river).

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

Earth’s Systems

Make observations from media to obtain information about Earth’s events that happen over a short period of time (e.g., tornados, volcanic explosions, earthquakes) or over a time period longer than one can observe (e.g., erosion of rocks, melting of glaciers).

Collect and evaluate data to identify water found on Earth and determine whether it is a solid or a liquid (e.g., glaciers as solid forms of water; oceans, lakes, rivers, streams as liquid forms of water).