Characteristics of living things

Question 1

What is movement?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What is control?

Answer 2

The ability to maintain an equilibrium of internal conditions.

Question 3

What is growth?

Answer 3

An increase in size or dry mass by increasing the number of cells.

Question 4

What is excretion?

give examples

Answer 4

removal of metabolic waste, toxic materials and substances in excess requirements.

ex. CO2 produced in respiration, urine, sweating, O2 in photosynthesis

Question 5

What is respiration?

involves what?

is respiration the same as breathing?

Answer 5

The chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and release energy for metabolism.

it involves transferring energy from sugar

respiration is not the same as breathing. plants do not breathe

Question 6

What is sensitivity?

Answer 6

The ability to detect stimuli in an internal or external environment and make an appropriate response.

Question 7

What is Nutrition?

what do plants do for this?

Answer 7

When an organism takes in energy and compounds needed for survival.

plants do photosynthesis

basically eating

Question 8

What is reproduction?

Answer 8

The process that makes more of the same organism.

Question 9

Why are viruses not considered as living organisms?

give 3 examples

hint: m,r,r

Answer 9

1. They can’t move on their own.
2. They are unable to reproduce without a host.
3. They can’t respire.