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The characteristics of life - definitions
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- 1Organisma living thing
- 2Metabolismthe sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
- 3Continuity of lifeliving things arise from other living things of the same type
- 4Lifethe possession of organisation, response, reproduction and requires nutrition and excretion
- 5Organisationliving things are composed of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
- 6Nutritionthe way an organism obtains and uses food
- 7Responsethe way a living thing reacts to changes in its environment
- 8Reproductionthe production of new individuals
- 9Sexual reproductioninvoles the union of sex cells
- 10Asexual reproductiondoes not involve the union of sex cells
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- Leaving Certificate Biology (The characteristics of life) Flashcards on The characteristics of life - definitions, created by Lasairfhíona on 14/12/2013.
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