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What does MRS GREN stand for?

A 
M = Movement
R = Respiration
S = Sensitivity
G = Growth
R = Reproduction
E = Excretion
N = Nutrition
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What is the acronym for characteristics of living things?

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MRS GREN

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Explain RESPIRATION

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Plants and animals use oxygen in the air to turn food into energy

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Explain GROWTH

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Baby animals grown into adults

Seeds grown into plants

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Explain MOVEMENT

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Animals move around to get from place to place

Plants turn towards the light and their roots grow down into the soil

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Explain SENSITIVITY

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Every living thing notices changes in the environment around them and reacts

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Explain REPRODUCTION

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Animals have babies

New plants grown from seeds

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Explain EXCRETION

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Waste products are removed from the body

Plants and animals both have to get rid of gas and water

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Why is it useful to group things with similar characteristics?

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To make them easier to find - this is called classification.

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Name the five kingdoms

A 
PP FAB
BACTERIA
PROTOCTISTA
FUNGI
PLANTS 
ANIMALS
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What is a single celled organism WITHOUT a nucleus?

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Bacteria

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What is a single celled organism WITH a nucleus?

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PROTOCTISTA

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What are organisms which feed on rotting material?

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FUNGI

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What are organisms which make their own foods?

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Plants

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What are organisms that feed on other plants and animals?

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Animals

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How else can species be divided into? - 4 points

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PHYLUM
CLASS
ORDER
FAMILY

P COF

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Why are species names in Latin?

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So the same name can be used all over the world

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What is the first part of a species name called?

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The genus

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What is the second part of a species name tell you?

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Exactly which species you are dealing with

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What are the names of the two groups animals can be put into?

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VERTEBRATES - those with an internal skeleton

INVERTEBRATES - those with NO internal skeleton

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How else can animals be classified?

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Warm blooded and cold blooded

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What is a warm blooded animal?

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One with an internal body temperature that stay almost the same all the time

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What is a cold blooded animal?

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One with an internal body temperature that changes with the temperature around them

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What are the key 4 features of a reptile?

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  1. Cold blooded
  2. Have lungs
  3. Have dry, scaly skin
  4. Lay leathery-shelled eggs
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Explain NUTRITION

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Food is used to provide energy to live

Green plants make their own food using sunlight

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Give 4 characteristics of an AMPHIBIAN

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  1. Cold-blooded
  2. Adults have lungs - larvae have gills
  3. Moist skin
  4. Lay jelly-coated eggs in water
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Give 4 characteristics of a FISH

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  1. Cold-blooded
  2. Have gills
  3. Wet scales
  4. Lay eggs in water
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Give 5 characteristics of BIRDS

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  1. Warm-blooded
  2. Have lungs
  3. Feathers on body
  4. Lay eggs with hard shells
  5. Have wings
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Give 5 characteristics of MAMMALS

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  1. Warm-blooded
  2. Have lungs
  3. Have body hair or fur
  4. Give birth to live young
  5. Produce milk
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What does the word ‘ENDOTHERM’ mean?

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warm-blooded, ‘heat from within’

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What is the scientific word for cold-blooded?

A

ECTOTHERM.

It means ‘heat from outside’

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What can ENDOTHERMS do?

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Control their own body temperature by making their own heat from inside their body.

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How is the body temperature of an ECTOTHERM controlled?

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By picking up heat from the environment or losing heat to the environment

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What is the main difference between an ENDOTHERM and an ECTOTHERM?

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The ability to maintain a steady internal body temperature

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Why are endothermic animals in cold climates on the large size?

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If an animal has a large volume, it surface area is comparatively small so the less relative area there is to lose heat. Being big means being warmer.

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What is the secret to Emperor penguins keeping warm?

A

Huddling - which is an extension of being big

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What is a Daphnia - endothermic or ectothermic?

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It is an invertebrate therefore ectothermic

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Where does a Daphnia keep its heart?

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On its back

39
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How do marine iguanas warm up in the morning?

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By sleeping with their back towards the sun

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How does the colour of a marine iguanas skin help warm it up?

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It’s black skin absorbs the heat

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What do marine iguanas eat?

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Seaweed - it has special nostrils that remove unwanted salt

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How do marine iguanas reduce the chilling effect of the sea?

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They have a set of blood supply in their limbs

43
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How do crickets make a chirping noise?

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By rubbing their wings together

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When do crickets chirp faster?

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On warmer days

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How do you work out the temperature (in degrees c) by counting the number of chirps? - 4

A

Take number of chirps per minute
Divide by 4
Add 8
Divide by 1.8

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Describe an insect - 1

A

Invertebrate with 3 pair of legs

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Describe a mollusc - 3

A

Invertebrates with 0 legs
Have antennae
Have had shell

48
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Describe arachnids - 3

A

Invertebrates with 8 legs
No antennae
NOT INSECTS

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Describe crustaceans - 1

A

Invertebrates with more than 3 pairs of legs and antennae

50
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Describe segmented worms - 4

A

Invertebrates with 0 legs
No antennae or tentacles
Have long bodies
Have rough, segmented skin

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