Chraceristics of living things Flashcards

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What is biology

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Biology is the study of living organisms

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How many characteristics of living things are there

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7

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What is growth?

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a permanent increase in size and complexity

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What is respiration?

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the process by which energy is released from food respiration is also known as breathing

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What is irritability?

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This is the ability of organisms to detect and respond to changes in the environment or within themselves.

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What is movement?

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a change in position of the whole organism or parts of the organism.

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What is nutrition?

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this is the process by which living organism obtain or make food also known as feeding

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What is excretion?

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This is the removal of metabolic waste.

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What is reproduction?

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The process by which living organisms produce new individuals of the same kind as themself

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