Characteristics Flashcards
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Characteristics of life
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N-nutrition E-excretion R-response R-reproduction O-organisation
2
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Organisation
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Made of cells
Cell->tissue->organ system->organism->population-> community
3
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Nutrition
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Way organisms obtain and use food
4
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Excretion
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Is the elimination of the waste products of metabolism from the body
5
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Metabolism
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All the chemical reactions that happens in the body
6
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Response
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Reaction to a stimulus in environment
7
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Adaptation
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Plants and animals change in response to long term changed in the environment
8
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Reproduction
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Is the ability of an organism to produce new individuals of its own kind and pass on genes to the next generation
9
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Anabolism
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Reaction where large molecules are formed by linking simpler molecules
10
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Catabolism
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Type of chemical reaction which involves breaking down large molecules into simple sub units
