Topic 1 - Characteristics of living organisms

Question 1

Control

Answer 1

The ability to maintain their internal conditions within a narrow range (e.g. adjusting your body temperature).

Question 2

Excretion

Answer 2

Removal of waste substances produced by chemical reactions in cells (e.g. sweating, CO2 exhaled).

Question 3

Growth

Answer 3

Increase in size and mass by increasing the number of cells (e.g. making new leaves).

Question 4

Movement

Answer 4

An action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place.

Question 5

Nutrition

Answer 5

The need to take in food for nutrition and energy. Plants make their own food by photosynthesis, animals eat plants or other animals.

Question 6

Respiration

Answer 6

The release of energy in cells by the breakdown of food substances for all life processes.

Question 7

Reproduction

Answer 7

Production of new organisms.

Question 8

Sensitivity

Answer 8

The ability to be sensitive to and respond to changes in the surroundings