Definition of nutrition
organisms obtain food and material
Importance of nutrition
for energy, growth and maintaining health
Definition of respiration
Organisms break down food in their cells
Importance of respiration:
to release energy for body activities
Definition of movement
Organisms change in the position of their body parts
Importance of movement
To obtain benefits, e.g. escaping from dangers/finding food
Definition of growth
Organisms increase in size and complexity
Importance of growth
to obtain benefits and to have better survival, e.g. being strong to fight against the enemy
Definition of irritability
Organisms detect and react to the changes in the environment like stimuli
Importance of irritability
to obtain benefits, e.g. finding mates, escaping from danger
Definition of reproduction
organisms produce offspring
Importance of reproduction
to replace the loss and allow the species to continue through time/to prevent the species from extinction
Definition of excretion
Organisms remove metabolic waste produced by chemical reactions
Importance of excretion
to prevent the body from accumulating toxic substances
Fill: students should follow strictly the instructions given by the ______________.
teachers
Fill: Students should not enter the laboratory unless a _____________ is present.
teacher
Fill: Students should not ___________ anything from the laboratory without _____________.
remove, permission
Fill: students should not __________ around or __________ in the laboratory
rush, play
Fill: experiments underway should not be left ______________.
unattended
Fill: laboratory reagents and chemicals should be returned to the appropriate places immediately after use, with their_________ facing the front.
label
Fill: students should immediately report any ____________ and ____________ to their teacher.
accidents, breakages
Fill: students should not suck fingers of pencils in the laboratory since they maybe contaminated with _________ as well as _________ which may cause infectious diseases.
chemicals, germs
Fill: students should not ________ the skins of taxidermic _____________ or eat any plant materials used in experiment. poisonous substance are commonly added to the fur or feathers of animal specimens for _______________ purposes.
touch, specimen, preservative
What may be found on plant specimens?
poisonous fungicide
Fill: all microorganisms should be treated as potentially ____________ and be handled with caution. _________ of microorganisms for class inspection should be kept in _________ containers to prevent contamination and infection.
hazardous, cultures, sealed
what do you call a group of micro-organisms?
Culture
What are the 7 characteristics of living organisms?
nutrition, respiration, movement, growth, irritability, reproduction, excretion
What is the definition of biology?
It is the study of life