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Characteristics of Living things |
Characteristics of Living things |
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Movement |
An action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place. |
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Respiration |
The chemical reaction that breaks down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy |
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Sensitivity |
The ability to detect or sense a change in the environment and respond to it. |
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Growth |
A permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number, cell size or both |
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Reproduction |
The process that make more types of the same type of organisms. |
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Excretion |
This is the removal of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess of requirement. |
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Nutrition |
The taking in of nutrient molecules which are organic substances and mineral ions containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them. |
