{"id":28374,"date":"2025-10-24T20:27:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=28374"},"modified":"2025-10-24T22:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T22:03:06","slug":"basic-needs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/organism-care\/basic-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"6b1 Basic Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  • Provide examples of how limited resources and continual threats can impact organisms.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Describe why organism care may need to be altered over time.<\/b><\/li>\n
  • Develop an organism care plan that includes the basic tenants of animal care, including limited resources and continual threats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    The fitness (survival and reproduction) of organisms is impacted by two groups of factors:<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    Limited Resources<\/h2>\n
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      Food\/water<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      Potential mates<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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      Continual Threats<\/h2>\n
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        Parasites<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        Predators<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        Environmental Change<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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