Living Things Flashcards
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7 Characteristics of life = MRS FERG
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Movement Respiration Sensitivity Feeding Excretion Reproduction Growth
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Movement
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The ability of an organism to change position
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Respiration
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Releasing energy from food
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Sensitivity
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The ability of an organism to gather information and respond to it
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Feeding
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Getting food
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Excretion
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Removal of toxic chemical substances from the body. e.g. Carbon dioxide, Urea, (Sweat and Urine) and salt
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Reproduction
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Producing more organisms of the species
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Growth
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The organism develops into an adult
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Vertebrates
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Have a backbone
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Invertebrates
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Have NO backbone
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Plants
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Contain a green chemical called chlorophyll and can make their own food by photosynthesis
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Key
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A set of questions used to identify an animal or plant
