the characteristics of life

Question 1

continuity of life

Answer 1

the ability of organisms to survive from one generation to the next.

Question 2

metabolism

Answer 2

sum of all the chemical reactions in an organism

Question 3

characteristics of life

Answer 3

the common features shared by living organisms.

Question 4

excretion

Answer 4

the Removal of waste made in body cells.
e.gurea carbon dioxide and water

Question 4

organisation

Answer 4

living things are composed of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems.

Question 5

nutrition

Answer 5

process by which an organism obtains and uses food.

Question 5

reproduction

Answer 5

the production of new individuals of the same species.

Question 6

response

Answer 6

is the ability of organisms to detect and react to changes in their internal and external environments

Question 7

asexual reproduction

Answer 7

Reproduction involving only one parent.

Question 8

sexual reproduction

Answer 8

Reproduction involving two parents.

Question 9

autotrophs

Answer 9

organisms that make their own food
i.e plants through photosynthesis

Question 10

heterotrophs

Answer 10

animals fungi and most bacteria-cannot make their own food

heterotrophs obtain their nutrients by eating plants or other animals.