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List and describe the characteristics of living organisms |
-Movement -Reproduction -Sensitivity -Growth -Respiration -Excretion -Nutrition |
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Define Movement
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An action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position, place or aspect.
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Define Respiration
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The chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy.
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Define Sensitivity |
The ability to detect or sense changes in the environment via stimuli and to make responses. |
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Define Growth |
A permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both. |
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Define Reproduction |
The processes that make more of the same kind of organism. |
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Define Excretion |
Removal from organism of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess or requirements. |
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Define Nutrition |
Taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing or assimilating them. |
