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17 Cards in this Set
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Biology |
Study of living things |
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Organism |
Living thing |
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What are living things made of? |
Cells |
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Nutrition |
The way in which living things get and use their food |
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Respiration |
The way living things get energy |
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Excretion |
The getting rid of the wastes that are made in cells |
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Growth |
Results from cells dividing |
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Reproduction |
Being able to produce new individuals of the same kind |
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Response |
The ability to react to changes in the environment |
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Main groups of living things? |
Plants & animals |
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Plants usually have? |
Leaves, stem, root |
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Uses of plants |
Produce food for themselves & living things Provide shelter for animals Provide materials eg. Linen, cotton & medicines & dyes Take in carbon dioxide , reduces global warming |
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Vertebrates |
Animals that have a backbone |
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Examples of vertebrates |
Humans, fish, frogs & birds |
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Invertebrates |
Animals that have no backbone |
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Examples of invertebrates |
Earthworms, insects, spiders, snails, jellyfish & crabs |
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How are living things identified? |
Using a key |
