Chapter 1 - Living things

Question 1

What is an organism

Answer 1

Another name for a living thing

Question 2

Name the 7 characteristics of living things

Answer 2

MRS GREN

M - Movement 
R - Respiration 
S - Sensitivity/ Response 
G - Growth 
R - Reproduction 
E - Excretion 
N - Nutrition

Question 3

What is Movement

Answer 3

Movement is the ability to move

Question 4

What is Respiration

Answer 4

Respiration is the release of energy from food

Equation : food + oxygen -> water + energy + carbon dioxide

Question 5

What is Sensitivity/Response

Answer 5

Sensitivity/Response is the ability to react to changes in the environment

Question 6

What is Growth

Answer 6

Growth is when we grow in size. It results from cells dividing

Question 7

What is Reproduction

Answer 7

Reproduction is being able to produce new individuals of the same kind

Question 8

What is Excretion

Answer 8

Excretion is the getting rid of the wastes that are made in the cells

Question 9

What is Nutrition

Answer 9

Nutrition is the way in which living things get and use their food

Question 10

What is a vertebrae

Answer 10

A vertebrae is an animal with a backbone , examples = humans , frogs , fish , birds etc

Question 11

What is an invertebrate

Answer 11

An invertebrate is an animal with no backbone , examples = worms , insects , snails , jellyfish etc