Characteristics of living things Flashcards by Gaper XXxxX | Brainscape

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What are the 8 characteristics of living things?

A

M = movement
R = respiration
S = sensitivity

G = growth
R = reproduction
E = excretion
N = nutrition

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What is movement?

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an action by an organism causing a change of position or place

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What is respiration?

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the chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and release energy

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What is sensitivity?

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ability to detect and respond to change in environment

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What is growth?

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a permanent increase in size

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What is reproduction?

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the creation of offspring of the same species as the parents

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What is excretion?

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the removal of waste products of metabolism, toxic materials or substances in excess of environment

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What is nutrition?

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Taking in of materials for growth, energy and development

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Why are viruses not generally considered as living things?

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Viruses do not have all of the 8 characteristics of living things

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Define species

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a group of organisms that can breed to produce fertile offspring

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What are the 5 kingdoms?

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Animals, plants, fungi, protoctista, prokaryotes

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Describe the binomial naming system

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Genus starts with a capital letter and species is written in small letters

eg: Homo sapiens

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State the features that all cells share

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Cytoplasm, cell membrane and DNA

Ribosomes and enzymes

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Name five parts of an animal cell

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Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm

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Name 8 parts of a plant cell

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Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Vacuole
Chloroplasts
Cell wall

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What are the two groups of animals?

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vertebrates and invertebrates

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What is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

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vertebrates have backbone, invertebrates don’t

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What are the 5 groups of vertebrates?

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mammals
birds
reptiles
amphibians
fish

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What is an arthropod?

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An invertebrate with an exoskeleton

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What are the four main groups of arthropods?

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Myriapods
Insects
Arachnids
Crustaceans

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What are the two groups of plants?

A

Flowering and non flowering

Q

What are the two main groups of flowering plants?

A

Monocotyledons

Dicotyledons

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What are the 4 differences between monocotyledon and dicotyledon?

A

Monocots contain 1 cotyledon, a branching root system, parallel veins and strap shaped leaves

But Dicotyledons contain 2 cotyledon , tap root system, broad leaves and a network of branching veins

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What are dichotomous keys?

A

resources used to identify organisms by asking a series of contrasting questions

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What is the magnification equation?

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size of real object = size of drawing
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magnification