Characteristics of Life .2 Flashcards
1
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Characteristics of Life
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Common features shared by organisms
2
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Organisation
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Living things are composed of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
3
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Nutrition
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The way organisms obtain and use food
4
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Excretion
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The removal of metabolic waste from an organism
5
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Response
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The way all living things react to changes in their environment
6
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Reproduction
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The production of new individuals of the same species
7
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Metabolism
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The sum of all the chemical reactions in an organism
8
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Tropism
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The growth response of a plant to external stimulus
