Living Things Flashcards
1
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MRSFERG
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M movement R respiration S sensitivity F feeding E excretion R reproduction G growth
2
Q
Sensitivity
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The ability of an organism to gather information and respond to it
3
Q
Feeding
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Getting food
4
Q
Excretion
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The removal of toxic chemical substances from the body eg carbon dioxide urea (sweat and urine and salt
5
Q
Reproduction
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Making babies of the same species
6
Q
Growth
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To get bigger
7
Q
Vertebrates
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Have a backbone eg human
8
Q
Invertebrates
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Have no back bone eg earthworm
9
Q
Respiration means
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Releasing energy from food
10
Q
Plants
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Plants contain a green chemical called chlorophyll and can make their own food by photosynthesis
11
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Key
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Key is a set of questions used to identify an animal or a plant
