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Question | Answer |
MOVEMENT | An action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place |
RESPIRATION | The chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and relase energy for metabolism |
SENSITIVITY | The ability to detect or sense stimuli in the internal or external environment and to make appropriate responses |
GROWTH | A permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both |
EXCRETION | Removal from organisms of the waste products of metabolism (chemical reactions in cells including respiration), toxic materials and substances in excess of requirements |
NUTRITION | Taking in of materials for energy, growth and development; plants require light, carbon dioxide, water and ions; animals need organic compounds and ions and usually need water |
REPRODUCTION | The processes that make more of the same kind of organism |
SPECIES | A group of organisms with similar characteristics, which can reproduce and interbreed with each other to produce fertile offspring |
BINOMIAL SYSTEM | An internationally agreed system in which the scientific name of an organism is made up of two parts showing the genus and species |
BINOMIAL | A two-word Latin name where the first name is the name of the genus and the second name is the name of its species |
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