characteristics of life Flashcards
1
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cell
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the smallest entity that has all the characteristics of life
2
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organisation
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how something living is organised into cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms and populations
3
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nutrition
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how an organism obtains its food
4
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excretion
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the removal of metabolic wastes from the body
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response
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the ability of a living thing to detect and react to changes
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reproduction
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the production of new individuals by asexual and sexual means
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biogenesis/ continuity of life
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living things arise from other living things of the same type
