Living Organisms (MRS GREN)

Question 1

What are the 7 features of living organisms?

Answer 1

Movement 
Respiration 
Sensitivity 
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition

Question 2

What is the taxonomic order?

Answer 2

kingdom - animal
phylum - vertebrate
class - mammal
order - carnivorous
family - cat
genus - big cat
species - lion

Question 3

What is movement in Mrs Gren?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is Respiration in Mrs Gren?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is Sensitivity in Mrs Gren?

Answer 5

The ability to detect and respond to changes in the internal or external environment

Question 6

What is Growth in Mrs Gren?

Answer 6

The permanent increase in size and dry mass

Question 7

What is Reproduction in Mrs Gren?

Answer 7

The processes that make more of the same kind of organism

Question 8

What is Excretion in Mrs Gren?

Answer 8

The process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.

Question 9

What is Nutrition in Mrs Gren?

Answer 9

The taking in of materials for energy, growth and development