Living Things Flashcards

1
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MRS FERG stands for ?

A

Characteristics of living things :
M movement
R respiration
S sensitivity

F feeding
E excretion
R reproduction
G growth

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MOVEMENT

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Animals move from place to place
Plants open and close there petals and turn to face the sun

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Respiration

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Respiration is the release is energy from food

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Sensitivity

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Living things are aware of what is around them .
Animals can react quickly
Plants, react to light water and gravity very slowly

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5
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Feeding

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Plants make there own food
Animals need to eat other animals to get energy

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Excretion

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Excretion is the removal of waste that have been made in the body of an animal or plant
Sweat, carbon dioxide, urine and water are excreted by animals
Water and oxygen are excreted by plants

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7
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Reproduction

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Making a baby version of themselves

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Growth

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Getting bigger

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9
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Animals

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Can move cannot make there own food
Divided into invertebrates and vertebrates
Vertebrates have a BACKBONE eg , human dog , fish ,birds
Invertebrates do not have backbones eg worms , snail , insects

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10
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Plants

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In a fixed position
Make there own food and this is called photosynthesis

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