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Organism usually produce only as many organisms as will survive?
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∙ 14y ago
Absolutely not... typically they will produce a multiple more than what will survive in order to maximize survivability... genetically speaking this increases the 'fitness' of the organism. Turtles and other reptiles will produce dozens of offspring only to have a small percentage survive, but reptiles take very little care of their young (the majority of the fates of the offspring are left up to chance and the strengths of individual offspring). Mammals will produce less (typically 1/2 of the number of nipples for feeding is the average birth number at one time). Mammals produce less because they take more care of their offspring and leave less to chance.
Spider unfortunately (in this authors humble opinion), have WAY too many offspring! :)
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What differences are likely to exist between unicellular organisms and cells of larger organisms?
Unicellular organisms are single celled and self sufficient. They can survive without the help of other cells. They are complex as the cell is complex. Many people consider them simple creatures. Multicellular organisms are composed of many cells and there is usually some for of division of labor among the cell eg. tissue, organs, organ systems. A multicellular organisms is much more complex since there is an interdependence of cells making up their body. Their cells seem to be more specialized in a way as to complement the entire organism. Their cells have lost their independence and cannot live alone out side the organism. The entire organism depends upon the health of all its cells to survive. Nerve cells cannot do what muscle cells can do functionally. In a single celled organism they have the mechanisms to move, reproduce, sense the environment all in one.
Organisms that produce their own food are?
Usually plants and they are known as autotrophs or autotrophic.
How would you distinguish a large colonial organisms from a multicellular organism?
Multicellular organisms are organisms with more than one cell, the cells of which are usually specialized. A large colonial organism is an organism of many cells that are loosely attached to each other and that show little or no specialization among themselves. Multicellular organisms are capable of surviving on their own while colonial organisms are not.
Place where an organism lives?
That is very easy,organisms usually and maybe always in the water. They form into random shapes
What do autotroph and heterotroph mean?
Autotrophs are organisms that make their own food, such as plants. their food comes form the sun meaning they use light energy to produce food. Although heterotrophs ultimately get their energy from the sun, but the way they obtain is different. in heterotrophs they obtain energy from the food they consume. For example eating plants that have obtained energy from the sun, or by eating animals that have eaten such plants.
What describes adaptation of organism?
A trait that is beneficial to survival.
What enables living organisms to survive and reproduce.?
Natural Selection. That means the changes that make organisms better suited to their environmnets development. Natural selection works like this: Tose individuals whose characteristics are best suited for their envornment tend to survive and produce offspring.
Organisms that use methane as an energy source usually produce as a byproduct?
An organism that uses methane as an energy source is called a methanotroph. Methanotrophs combine oxygen and methane to produce formaldehyde which is metabolized via the RuMP pathway.
What are organisms named by?
Organisms are usually named by scientists, unless of course that organism's parents can talk. Then they tend to name it.
How would you distinguish a large colonial organism from a multicellular organisms?
Multicellular organisms are organisms with more than one cell, the cells of which are usually specialized. A large colonial organism is an organism of many cells that are loosely attached to each other and that show little or no specialization among themselves. Multicellular organisms are capable of surviving on their own while colonial organisms are not.
Why do we get an organism?
We get organisms because eggs and sperm unite to form embryos, usually. Although some organisms form from spores or cell division.
What differences are likely to exist between unicellular organisms and cells of larger organisms?
Unicellular organisms are single celled and self sufficient. They can survive without the help of other cells. They are complex as the cell is complex. Many people consider them simple creatures. Multicellular organisms are composed of many cells and there is usually some for of division of labor among the cell eg. tissue, organs, organ systems. A multicellular organisms is much more complex since there is an interdependence of cells making up their body. Their cells seem to be more specialized in a way as to complement the entire organism. Their cells have lost their independence and cannot live alone out side the organism. The entire organism depends upon the health of all its cells to survive. Nerve cells cannot do what muscle cells can do functionally. In a single celled organism they have the mechanisms to move, reproduce, sense the environment all in one.
Can you have something that is part of a living organism but can not survive on its own?
Anything, that's an animal, that is a baby usually can't survive without its mother. But later on they out grow it and learn to survive on there own. =)
Organisms that produce their own food are?
Usually plants and they are known as autotrophs or autotrophic.
What is primary and secondary producer?
As an organism that makes its own organicnutrients, usually using energy from sunlight, through photosynthesis. This organism is called aPRODUCER. As an organism that get its energy by feeding on other organisms. For example:- Animals depend or feed on living organisms, so a loin might depend on a deer. This organism is called a CONSUMER.
What is a primary and secondary producer?
As an organism that makes its own organicnutrients, usually using energy from sunlight, through photosynthesis. This organism is called aPRODUCER. As an organism that get its energy by feeding on other organisms. For example:- Animals depend or feed on living organisms, so a loin might depend on a deer. This organism is called a CONSUMER.
Organisms belonging to the same can usually mate and prodice fertile offsprings?
Organisms of the same species can mate and produce offspring.
