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name the 7 characteristics of living things
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nutrition, excretion, respiration, sensitivity, reproduction, growth, movement
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nutrition
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taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them
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exretion
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removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism (chemical reactions in cells including respiration) and substances in excess of requirements,
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respiration
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the chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy.
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sensitivity
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the ability to detect or sense changes in the environment (stimuli) and to make responses
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reproduction
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the processes that make more of the same kind of organism
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growth
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a permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both
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movement
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an action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place
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