MRC C GREN Flashcards
1
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Movement
A
Everything that is alive moves in some way, even plants.
2
Q
Respiration
A
To respire is to turn nutrients into energy.
3
Q
Sense/Sensitivity
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Sensing light, gravity, smells, touch.
4
Q
Cell
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All living things are either cells, or made of cells.
5
Q
Growth/Grow
A
All living things start small, then grow bigger before reproducing. Things get bigger by taking in atoms, as everything is made from atoms. The most important atom in this process is carbon.
6
Q
Reproduction
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Reproduction is the creation of descendants.
7
Q
Excretion
A
Excretion is to get rid of waste products, like the falling of leaves.
8
Q
Nutrition
A
All living things take in carbon atoms as part of the basis of their food, as all living things on our planet are carbon based life-forms.
