Characteristics Of Life Flashcards
What is meant by the term “life”?
Contains the 7 characteristics of life
What is meant by the term continuity of life ?
An organism existing from one generation to the next.
List 5 characteristics of life.
- Organization
- Nutrition
- Excretion
- Reproduction
- Response
What’s organization?
Cells form tissues, tissues form organs, organs form systems.
What’s nutrition?
The way an organism gets energy
What’s excretion?
Removal of toxic waste from a organism
What’s a tissue ?
A group of cells with a specific function.
What’s an organ ?
Group of tissues working together
What’s a system ?
Group of organs working together
What are heterotrophs
Organisms that’s cannot make their own food eg animal
What are autotrophs
Organisms that can make their own food eg.plants
Where does excretion occur for humans
Lungs , kidney or skin
What’s the term reproduction
The ability for an organism to produce new individuals of their own kind and pass on genetic information to the next generation.
What is the term response?
Reaction to a stimulus in an environment
Explain adaption
The way an organism changes over time
