Living Things Flashcards
Biology
Is the study of living things
Living things
Organism
MRSFERG
M-Movment
R-Respiration
S-Sensitivity
F-Feeding
E-Excretion
R-Reproduction
G-Growth
Movement
Animals can move from place to place
Plants do not move , they move when they grow or when a flower opens and closes its petals
Respiration
Respiration is the way living thing get energy they take in oxygen and mix it with food to get energy
Sensitivity
Is the ability to react to changes in the environment. Animals will run away from danger , a plant will grow towards light
Feeding
Animals do not make their own food.
They get their food by eating plants and other animals.plants make their own food
Photosynthesis
The way in witch plants make it is called photosynthesis
To make food they need a green dye called chlorophyll. This is why plants are green
Excretion
Is the removal of waste made in the body , from water. Animals excrete carbon dioxide , water , urea and salts
Reproduction
Is being able to make new individuals of the same kind. E.g. babies , new plants , puppies
Growth
Results from cell division