Living Things And Cells Flashcards
Biology
Is the study of living things.
M R S F E R G
M= Movement
R= Respiration
S= Sensitivity
F= Feeding
E= Excretion
R= Reproduction
G= Growth
Movement
Animals can move from place to place
Plants can’t move from place to place.
They mov when they grow or when a flower opens and closes it petals
Respiration
Respiration is the way living things get energy.They take oxygen and mix it with food to get energy
Organisms
Another word for living things
Sensitivity
Is ability to react to changes in the environment . Animals will run away from danger,a plat will grow towed Light.
Feeding
Animals do not make their food. They get their food by eating plants and eating other animals.. abut plants make their own food
Photosynthesis
The way in plants make their food. They need a green dye called chlorophyll. This is why plants are green
Excretion
Is the removal of waste made in the body, form the body. Animals cerré carbon dioxide ,water ,urea,salt
Reproduction
Is being able to make new individuals of the same kind eg babies , new plants , puppies
Growth
Results from cell division
Cell membrane
Very thin layer that surrounds the cell.Holds cell contents in placeand controls what passes into and out of the cell
Cytoplasm
The watery liquid found between the nucleus and the cell membrane.
Nuclues
is normally round. It acts as the control centre of the cell. It has the DNA
Mitochondria
supply energy to the cell.