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5 Needs of life for an A |
Animals need food, water, gases, shelter, and space. |
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5 Needs of life for a plant |
Plants need sunlight, gases, water, nutrients, and space. |
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Behavior |
The way an organism acts toward its environment to get the basic needs of life |
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Innate Behavior |
Instinct or innate behavior is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behavior. |
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Learned Behavior |
Remember that behavior is a response to a stimulus. In the previous lesson we looked at innate behaviors, which are inherited and performed correctly the first time an organism is exposed to a stimulus. |
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Independent behavior |
An organism’s behavior does not affect others.Some animals live alone. |
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Cooperation |
When animals live in groups (populations), their behavior can help others in the population to survive by getting their needs of life or by keeping them safe from predators. |
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Competition |
The contest among organisms (in a population or in a community) to obtain the resources that they need to survive and reproduce |
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Population size |
The number of organisms of one species that live together in one area at one time |
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Population density |
The number of organisms of one species in a given area at one time (Example: 5 bluejays per acre) |
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Carrying capacity |
The largest number of individuals that an environment can support and maintain over time. |
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Limiting factor |
Any abiotic or biotic factor that restricts the number of individuals in a population |
