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The Basic Needs of Living Things

All living organisms require basic needs to survive, including sunlight, water, air, food, and an appropriate habitat temperature. While the specific amounts of each need can vary between organisms, all living things require these basic elements. For example, a frog and desert cactus both need water but in different amounts due to their distinct nature. Limiting environmental factors like temperature, water availability, and physical barriers can prevent organisms from surviving if conditions in their habitat become unsuitable.

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The Basic Needs of Living Things

All living organisms require basic needs to survive, including sunlight, water, air, food, and an appropriate habitat temperature. While the specific amounts of each need can vary between organisms, all living things require these basic elements. For example, a frog and desert cactus both need water but in different amounts due to their distinct nature. Limiting environmental factors like temperature, water availability, and physical barriers can prevent organisms from surviving if conditions in their habitat become unsuitable.

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The Basic Needs Of Living Things

Every living organism on earth needs some basic things to survive. The amount, way, form
or kind of these needs vary from organism to organism.

For example, water is a basic need for survival. The amount of water a frog needs to survive
is not the same as the amount of water a desert cactus plant needs to survive. They all need
water, but because they are different living organisms, their water needs will be different,
even though they both need water to live.

There are five basic needs that all living things have. They are

Sunlight: This is probably the most important need for all living organisms, because it is
the source of all energy. It also provides heat for plants and animals

Water: Water is the medium in which living cells and tissue work. Water is also a living
environment for many plants and animals

Air: Air is made up of several gases, but the two most important gases are Oxygen and
Carbon dioxide. Without oxygen, animals will die, and without carbon dioxide, plants
cannot survive.

Food (nutrients): Living things need energy for function. Energy is needed to grow,
reproduce, move, and to work. Think of what will happen if you stayed for three days
without food…

A Habitat with the Right Temperature: Too cold or too hot? Every living organism needs
the ideal temperature to survive either on land or in water.

Certain factors in a living organism's environment can prevent it from surviving there. Those
factors are called ‘limiting factors’. They include soils, temperature, water, sunlight and
physical barriers. Physical barriers may include landforms and water bodies. They often
prevent a living organism from moving to another place when conditions get bad in their
regular habitat.

Now, we shall take a close look at what each need really means and why it is extremely
important that they get their living needs.

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