Living Things Flashcards
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The 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 a organism to change position
2
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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
4
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Excretion
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The removal of toxic chemical substances from the body e.g urea ( urine and sweat ) , carbon dioxide and salt
5
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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 in to a adult
7
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Vertebrates
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Have a backbone e.g a human
8
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Invertebrates
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Have no backbone e.g a earthworm
9
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Plants
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Contain a chemical called chlorophyll and can make their own food by photosynthesis
