Characteristics of living things

Question 1

Growth

Answer 1

Something increases in size and mass by by increasing the number of cells (e.g making new leaves)

Question 2

Movement

Answer 2

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

Question 3

(Aerobic) respiration

Answer 3

The release of energy in cells by the breakdown of food substances for all life processes.

Question 4

Reproduction

Answer 4

Production of new organisms

Question 5

Sensitivity

Answer 5

The ability to be sensitive to and respond to changes in the surroundings

Question 6

Excretion

Answer 6

The removal of metabolic waste substances produced by chemical reactions in cells (e.g sweating)

Question 7

Nutrition

Answer 7

The need to take in food for nutrition and energy. Plants make their own food by photosynthesis, animals eat plants or other animals

Question 8

Control

Answer 8

The ability to control their internal conditions (e.g adjusting your body temperature)