characteristics of living organisms

Question 1

1.1 what is MRSCGREN

Answer 1

movement, respire, sensitivity, control, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition

Question 2

1.1 how do plants & animals require nutrition

Answer 2

plants make their own food
animals eat other organisms

Question 3

1.1 why do plants & animals respire

Answer 3

to release energy from their food

Question 4

1.1 why do plants & animals excrete

Answer 4

to get rid of waste products

Question 5

1.1 why do plants & animals respond / are sensitive

Answer 5

so they are sensitive to their surroundings

Question 6

1.1 how do plants & animals move

Answer 6

plants by slow growth movements
animals by the action of muscles

Question 7

1.1 how do plants & animals control their internal conditions

Answer 7

by maintaining a steady state inside the body

Question 8

1.1 why do plants & animals reproduce

Answer 8

to produce offspring

Question 9

1.1 why do plants & animals grow & develop

Answer 9

to increase size by using materials from food