Living Things Flashcards
1
Q
What are the seven characteristics of living things?
A
MRS GREN
Movement
Reproduction
Sensitivity
Growth
Respiration
Excretion
Nutrition
2
Q
What is nutrition?
A
Nutrition is the way in which living things get and use their food
3
Q
What is respiration?
A
Respiration is the way living things get energy
4
Q
What is excretion?
A
Excretion is the getting rid of the wastes that are made in cells
5
Q
What is growth?
A
Growth results from cells dividing
6
Q
What is reproduction?
A
Reproduction is being able to produce new individuals of the same kind
7
Q
What is sensitivity?
A
Sensitivity is the ability to react to changes in the environnent
8
Q
What is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
A
Vertebrates are animals that have a back bone, invertebrates are animals that don’t have a backbone
