Characteristics of life

Question 1

How many characteristics of life are there

Answer 1

5

Question 2

Name the characteristics of life

Answer 2

Organisation
Nutrition
Extretion
Responses
Reproduction

Question 3

Organisation

Answer 3

Is composed of cells. It can be multicellular or unicelluar
Cell -> tissue - organ -> organ system -> organism

Question 4

Nutrition

Answer 4

Needed for energy + to supply materials needed for life
Sun –> plants –> animals

Question 5

Excretion

Answer 5

The removal of waste products from the metabolism by the body, eg. sweat, co2 + urine

Question 6

Response

Answer 6

The way in which all living things react to change in their environment
Animals: senses, stimuli
Plants: water, light, chemicals

Question 7

Reproduction

Answer 7

The production of new life
Sexual reproduction= union of 2 cells
Asexual reproduction= direct copy of parent

Question 8

Metabolism

Answer 8

The sum of all chemical reactions in the body

Question 9

Continuity of life

Answer 9

Life can only arise from living things of the same type