Characteristics of Life

Define the concept of life

Organisms that show metabolism and continuity

What is an organism?

A living thing

What is metabolism?

All chemical reactions in the body of a living organism

What is continuity of life?

Living things that arise from other living things

What is life?

When it possesses nutrition, excretion, response, organisation & reproduction.

What is characteristics of life?

Common features shared by organisms

What are the characteristics of life?

Nutrition

Excretion

Response

Organisation

Reproducing

What is nutrition?

The way living things obtain their food

What is excretion?

Removal of metabolic waste from the body

What is a response?

The way living things react to their environment

What is organisation?

Living things that are composed of cells, tissues, organs & systems.

What is reproduction?

Results in the formation of a new organism.