organisms and their environments
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Organisms and Their Environments. Characteristics of Organisms and Behaviors. Life Science. Organisms are born with certain characteristics that allow them to survive. These characteristics are called instincts. Instincts. An instinct is an inborn precise form of behavior. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Organisms and Their Environments
Life Science
Characteristics of Organisms and
Behaviors
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Organisms are born with certain characteristics that allow them to survive.
These characteristics are called instinctsinstincts.
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Instincts• An instinct is an inborn precise form of behavior.
• All animals have basic instincts developed over centuries of survival.
• An instinct is simply an inherited behavior pattern.
• A duck knowing how to swim across the lake without being taught how is an example of an inherited behavior.
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Acquired
• Learning is a change of behavior resulting from specific experiences.
• Unlike instinctive behaviors, learned behaviors are shaped by experience.
• A dog learning to “roll over” on command is an example of a learned behavior.
Organisms can acquire characteristics as they grow and develop. These are a result of learning.
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Plants and animals act in distinctive ways in order to survive in an
ecosystem.The ways they act is
called their behaviorbehavior.
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A behavior behavior is a response to a change in the environment.
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Examples of Behaviors
• How an animal…– eats– sleeps– communicates– reproduces
• How a plant…– reproduces– gets food
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An organism’s patterns of behavior are related to…
•the organisms that are present
•the availability of food and other resources
•the physical characteristics of the environmentImportant…
When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, while others die or
move to new locations.
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Organisms may compete for space and
food if there are too many organisms in the
environment.
Example of Behavior Pattern
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Some organisms depend on other
organisms for food.
Example of Behavior Pattern
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All organisms need food, shelter, water,
air, and space in order to survive.
Example of Behavior Pattern
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The temperature and amount of rainfall in an environment can affect
how an organism reacts to its environment.
Example of Behavior Pattern
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Organisms thrive in the favorable conditions of
their home environments.
Example of Behavior Pattern
Because of this, an animal must search for the environment that fits its
structure and lifestyle.
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As availability of food increases, numbers of a species will increase. The living space will then decrease and available food decrease as more
animals consume more food.
Example of Behavior Pattern
And then...
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Eventually the population size will begin to die off, thereby having fewer organisms to consume the prey, and at
that point, the prey numbers will increase.
Example of Behavior Pattern