Chapter 2 - Living Things Flashcards
1
Q
What are the characteristics of organisms?
A
Movement Reproduction Growth Response Excretion Nutrition Respiration
2
Q
What is nutrition?
A
The way organisms get and use their food.
3
Q
What is respiration?
A
The way living things get energy.
4
Q
What is excretion?
A
Getting rid of waste made in the cells.
5
Q
Why does growth occur?
A
Cells divide.
6
Q
What is reproduction?
A
Being able to produce new individuals of the same kind.
7
Q
What is response?
A
The ability to react to stimuli.
8
Q
What is difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
A
Vertebrates have a backbone, invertebrates do not.
9
Q
What is another word for a living thing?
A
Organism
