Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Microscopic organisms

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Bacteria , amoeba

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Large organism

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Animals , fungi

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Metabolism

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The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism eg digestion

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Continuity of life

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Living things arise out of other living things of the same type

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5 characteristics of life

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Organisation
Nutrition
Excretion
Response
Reproduction

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Organisation

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Basic cells = tissues
Tissues=organs
Organs=system

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Nutrition

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(How organisms obtain and use food)
Plants use photosynthesis
Humans ingest and eat other organisms

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Excretion

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The removal of waste products of metabolism from the human body
(Humans = skin , kidney , lungs)
(Unicellular = store in vacuole)

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Response

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The way that organisms react to changes in their environment
(Heat , sound , light , pressure ect)

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Reproduction

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Sexual= 2 parents cells make new organism
Asexual= 1 parent cell make the same organism

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What is an non living organism?

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VIRUS 🦠🦠

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