Characteristics Of Life Flashcards
1
Q
Characteristics of life
A
Common features of living things
2
Q
Continuity of life
A
How living organisms arise from living organisms of same type
3
Q
Metabolism
A
Sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
4
Q
Life
A
An organism that shows metabolism and continuity of life
5
Q
Organisation
A
The ordered way living things are arranged structurally
6
Q
Nutrition
A
How organisms obtain and use food
7
Q
Excretion
A
Removal of waste products from the body
8
Q
Response
A
Reaction of organisms to stimuli in their environment
9
Q
Reproduction
A
Formation of new individuals
10
Q
Diversity of life
A
Variety of life on earth
11
Q
Sudan iii or brown paper
A
Lipids
12
Q
Organ
A
Part of body that performs specific function
13
Q
Two excretory organs in body
A
Skin lungs
14
Q
Two reasons living things need energy
A
For movement/heat
