Organisms have senses that help them detect internal and external cues. Life Cycles of Organisms 1. Many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents of the organism, but other characteristics result from an individual's interactions with the environment. B. Organisms and Their Environments 1. An organism's patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that organism's environment, including the kinds and the numbers of other organisms present, the availability of food and resources, and the physical characteristics of the environment.
All organisms cause changes in the environment where they live.
Humans change environments in ways that can be either beneficial or detrimental for themselves and other organisms. Describe changes in the environment caused by humans. Relate how human population growth changes the environment. Sky Patterns Weather and Climate A . Objects in the Sky 1.