Living Things And Cells Flashcards

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Biology

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Is the study of living things

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Organism

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Living thing

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MRSFERG

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M: movement
R: respiration
S: sensitivity
F: feeding
E: excretion
R: reproduction
G: growth

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Photosynthesis

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The way which plants make food is called photosynthesis
To make food they need a green dye called chlorophyll. This is why plants are green

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Movement

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Animals can move from place to place
~ Plants do not move, they move when they grow or when a flower opens and closes its petals

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Respiration

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Respiration is the way living things get energy. They take in oxygen and mix it with food to get energy

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Sensitivity

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~ Sensitivity is the ability to react to changes in the environment. Animals will run away from danger, a plant will grow towards light.

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Feeding

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~ Animals do not make their own food. They get their food by eating plants and other animals. Plants make their own food.

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Excretion

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Is the removal of waste made in the body from the body. Animals excrete carbon dioxide, water, urea and salts

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