How organisms are classified Flashcards

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What are the seven criterias for life?
(MRS GREN)

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M - Movement
R - Respiration
S - Sensitivity

G - Growth
R - Reproduction
E - Excretion
N - Nutrition

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What does the first R stand for in MRS GREN?

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Respiration
- living things are made of cells — these cells produce energy through respiration

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What does the N stand for in MRS GREN?

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Nutrition
- living things get vital nutrients from the food they eat

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What does the G stand for in MRS GREN?

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Growth
- using energy from respiration to grow larger

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What does the E stand for in MRS GREN?

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Excretion
- living things produce forms of waste that they need to get rid of

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What does the S stand for in MRS GREN?

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Sensitivity
- sensing environmental changes + responding to them helps organisms survive

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What does the M stand for in MRS GREN?

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Movement
- all living things have the ability to move

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What does the second R stand for in MRS GREN?

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Reproduction
- living things create new living this — new cells or offsprings

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