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Define ‘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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Define ‘excretion’

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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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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’

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The ability to detect or sense changes in the environment (stimuli) and to make responses.

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Define ‘reproduction’

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The processes that make more of the same kind of organism.

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Define ‘growth’

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A permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number of cell size or both.

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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 or place.