Every Organism's Basic Life Requirements
Organisms need an the four spheres of the earth to survive. They need the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithospheres to live. These four spheres relate to each other and provide a world for the organisms in live in.
The biosphere provides the organism with life and consists of plants, animals, protista, fungi, and bacteria. This sphere provides the organisms with relationships with each other and food, which is a necessity to survive in the world. The biosphere provides the organisms with an ecosphere, a community and environment in which the organisms interact. These organisms are also made up of cells, which contains genetic material needed for survival.
The atmosphere provides the organisms with air. Organisms need air to breathe and survive. Plants need air for photosynthesis. Air consists of mostly nitrogen and oxygen (other gases are included but a small percentage).
The hydrosphere provides the organisms with water. Some organisms live in water. Organisms also need water to drink to replenish themselves. They also use water to clean. The hydrosphere provides the earth with lakes, rivers, and oceans. The water cycle is also important for the earth. The water cycle provides the earth with the flow of water (transpiration, condensation, precipitation, evaporation, runoff, and accumulation).
The last sphere is the lithosphere. This sphere consists of the earth’s crust, rocks, and minerals. Organisms need this sphere to live and helps them provide themselves with shelter and tools they need to survive. This also provides them with material to create their basic needs to live or protect themselves with.
The biosphere provides the organism with life and consists of plants, animals, protista, fungi, and bacteria. This sphere provides the organisms with relationships with each other and food, which is a necessity to survive in the world. The biosphere provides the organisms with an ecosphere, a community and environment in which the organisms interact. These organisms are also made up of cells, which contains genetic material needed for survival.
The atmosphere provides the organisms with air. Organisms need air to breathe and survive. Plants need air for photosynthesis. Air consists of mostly nitrogen and oxygen (other gases are included but a small percentage).
The hydrosphere provides the organisms with water. Some organisms live in water. Organisms also need water to drink to replenish themselves. They also use water to clean. The hydrosphere provides the earth with lakes, rivers, and oceans. The water cycle is also important for the earth. The water cycle provides the earth with the flow of water (transpiration, condensation, precipitation, evaporation, runoff, and accumulation).
The last sphere is the lithosphere. This sphere consists of the earth’s crust, rocks, and minerals. Organisms need this sphere to live and helps them provide themselves with shelter and tools they need to survive. This also provides them with material to create their basic needs to live or protect themselves with.
Why do Organisms Come in an Infinite Variety of Forms?
There are so many different species in the world. Organisms share basic life needs but come in different forms because of their genetics. Each organism has a different set of genes and is built differently. They have different cells. Organisms also evolved according to their environment to survive. The earth has different environments, so organisms need to come in different forms to survive. They need different things to survive on earth. For example, plants need photosynthesis to survive and animals do not. Each organism also has a relationship/interaction with other organisms. In the world, every organism plays a specific role. For example, animals need plants to survive because they need food. Basically, organisms rely on each other to survive. Organisms produce, consume, and decompose. That is how our earth functions, each organism has a responsibility and helps maintain life on earth.
For example, if you were to observe two pond water organisms, the amoeba and paramecium, you can find differences and similarities. Both organisms live in the pond water, however, they both have similarities and differences. Both organisms feed on bacteria, have amino acids, vary in size depending on the size of their environment, are microscopic, they both go through osmosis, and are unicellular. Also, both of the organisms have different genomes. They have different base pairs and since the amoeba is more complex, it has more base pairs compared to the paramecium. The amoeba can only produce asexually while the paramecium can produce sexually and asexually. The amoeba and paramecium are different in structure and are made up differently. The amoeba does not have a shape and surrounds it’s food to eat it. Meanwhile, the paramecium is an oval shape and needs it’s cilia to suck it’s food to eat. The paramecium also moves with its cilia while the amoeba does not. It has more of a free movement. In the YouTube video watched in class, the amoeba eats the paramecium.
In conclusion, different genes create different proteins that organisms need to survive.
For example, if you were to observe two pond water organisms, the amoeba and paramecium, you can find differences and similarities. Both organisms live in the pond water, however, they both have similarities and differences. Both organisms feed on bacteria, have amino acids, vary in size depending on the size of their environment, are microscopic, they both go through osmosis, and are unicellular. Also, both of the organisms have different genomes. They have different base pairs and since the amoeba is more complex, it has more base pairs compared to the paramecium. The amoeba can only produce asexually while the paramecium can produce sexually and asexually. The amoeba and paramecium are different in structure and are made up differently. The amoeba does not have a shape and surrounds it’s food to eat it. Meanwhile, the paramecium is an oval shape and needs it’s cilia to suck it’s food to eat. The paramecium also moves with its cilia while the amoeba does not. It has more of a free movement. In the YouTube video watched in class, the amoeba eats the paramecium.
In conclusion, different genes create different proteins that organisms need to survive.