Flashcards
Characteristics of Living Organisms
Cards in this deck (7)
- 1RespirationChemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy
- 2ExcretionRemoval from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess of requirements
- 3NutritionTaking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them
- 4SensitivityAbility to detect or sense changes in the environment and to make responses
- 5ReproductionProcess that makes more of the same kind of organism
- 6GrowthPermanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both
- 7MovementAction by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place