Growth
New Life
Every single mammal including the red fox are formed the same way by the fusion of two cells. The gametes, sperm from male and egg from female fuse together in the womb forming the zygote. The zygote is the initial cell of the new organism and as it matures is then called the mother cell which splits into two daughter cells. These daughter cells continue to split and as they multiply they start to form specialised cells which evolve to do specific jobs around the mammal's body. Cells continue to expand in numbers and together form organs for example skin or tissue. Once the organs have formed, they work with each other to create a living and function. All this occurs while the baby is still inside the females womb
Regenerating and Repairing
Throughout a mammal such as the red fox's life, it's cells are always regenerating and repairing. When cells are damaged there are two operations that could take place. If cell is only partially damaged then it can be repaired but if it is severely damaged then the cell is replaced by a new one and disposed of.
Biotic and Abiotic factors
Biotic and abiotic factors are living and non-living objects that affect and organism. Biotic factors are the living factors that affect an organism. Some of these that would affect a red fox include plants, insects and other animals. Plants such as trees affect the red fox because it inhales oxygen and releases carbon dioxide while trees do the opposite creating a balance in the atmosphere but some can be bad unlike plants. Insects carry diseases that can be transferred to the fox causing sickness and even death. Abiotic is the factors acting on the red fox that are not living including the sun, weather, water and the rocks and soil. An abiotic factor that largely affects the fox is the sun. Without it all living organisms would freeze to death and have no energy.