Characteristics of Life Flashcards

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What are the characteristics of life

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Reproduction 
Organisation
Nutrition
Excretion 
Response
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What is the continuity of life

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It means that loving things arise from other living things of the same kind.

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What is metabolism

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The sum of all the chemical reactions in an organism

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What is life

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The possession of all the characteristics of life.

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What is organisation

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It means all living things are composed of cells, tissues, organs and systems.

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What is nutrition

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The way organisms obtain and use food

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What is Extrection

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The way the body removes waste products of metabolism

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How does a plant excrete

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Through stomata

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What is response

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The way all living things react to changes in their environment.

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What is reproduction

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The production of new individuals.

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What is the difference between asexual and sexual.

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Sexual is the union of sex cells.

Asexual does not involve the union of sex cells.

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