| Year 7 | Year 8 | |
|---|---|---|
2 Organisms, behaviour and health | ||
2.3 Behaviour | ||
| describe some simple behaviours displayed by organisms in response to their external environment, e.g. – innate examples to include movement of a sunflower to sunlight, dilating of the pupil in response to light, chicks following the first thing they see, suckling responses – learned responses to include salivation to smells, answering a door bell when it rings, child saying 'I want' when the TV ad comes on, gender choice of toys and clothes | distinguish between innate behaviour, learned behaviour, internal stimuli and external stimuli | |
| explain how behaviours displayed by animals in response to their external environment can be beneficial to the organism, e.g. babies crying in response to wet nappy or hunger, a baby bird calling for food, animal and bird warning noises to young when predator approaches | ||
