Living Things Flashcards
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7 characteristics of life
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~movement ~respiration ~sensitivity ~feeding Remember: MRS FERG ~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 e.g. Human
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Invertebrates
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Have no backbone e.g. Earthworm
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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 key is a set of questions used to identify an animal or plant
