characteristics of life

Question 1

what is life

Answer 1

common features that differentiate living and non living organisms

Question 2

metabolism

Answer 2

the sum of all chemical reactions taking place in an organism

Question 3

continuity of life

Answer 3

the ability of living organisms to exist from one generation to the next

Question 4

what is catabolism

Answer 4

when a larger molecules break down into smaller molecules

Question 5

what is anabolism

Answer 5

when smaller molecules join together to form larger molecules

Question 6

what is an example of anabolism in plants and animals

Answer 6

photosynthesis
proteinsynthesis

Question 7

what is an example of catabolism in plants and animals

Answer 7

respiration and digestion

Question 8

what is organisation

Answer 8

all organisms are made of cells, tissues, systems, organs

Question 9

what is nutrition

Answer 9

the obtaining or making of food in and by living organism

Question 10

what are autotrophs

Answer 10

organisms that make their own food like plants

Question 11

what are heterotrophs

Answer 11

organisms that cants make their own food like humans

Question 12

what is excretion

Answer 12

the removal of waste products of metabolism

Question 13

what are the three main organs of excretion

Answer 13

kidneys lungs and skin

Question 14

what is egestion

Answer 14

removal of unabsorbed waste from the body

Question 15

what is response

Answer 15

reaction of a living organism to stimuli

Question 16

what is reproduction

Answer 16

the creaton of new individuals of its own kind by sexual or asexual means