NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A habitat meets all the environmental conditions an organism needs to survive. For an animal, that means everything it needs to find and gather food, select a mate, and successfully reproduce. For a plant, a good habitat must provide the right combination of light, air, water, and soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Every organism has a unique ecosystem within which it lives. This ecosystem is its natural habitat. This is where the basic needs of the organism to survive are met: food, water, shelter from the weather and place to breed its young. All organisms need to adapt to their habitat to be able to survive.

Detailed explanation-3: -All living things need non-living things to survive. Some of these abiotic factors include water, minerals, sunlight, air, climate, and soil. All living things need water to survive. Living organisms are made up of between 50 and 95 percent water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Living things need need air, water, food and shelter to survive. There is a difference between needs and wants. Students will be able to identify the four things that organisms need to survive. Students will realize through exploring the Nature Gardens that organisms’ needs for survival are fewer than wants.

Detailed explanation-5: -An adaptation is any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment.