Living Things Flashcards
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Seven characteristics of life
MRS FERG
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Movement MRS FERG 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
3
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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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Excretion
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The removal of toxic chemical substances from the body eg 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 a adult
7
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Vertebrates
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Have a backbone eg. Human
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Invertebrates
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Have no backbone eg. Earthworm
9
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Plants
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Plants contain a green chemical called chlorophyll and can make their own food by photosynthesis
