Characteristics of Life

Define Organism

A living thing

Name an example of an Organism

Human

Define Biodiversity

The variety of living things on earth

Define Life

Something that poses metabolism and continuity

Define Metabolism

Sum of all the chemical reactions in the body

Define Anabolic Metabolism

Small molecules join together to form larger ones

Name an example of an Anabolic Metabolism

Photosynthesis

Define Catabolic Metabolism

Large molecules break down into smaller ones

Name an example of an Catabolic Metabolism

Digestion

Define Continuity

The ability to exist from one generation to the next

List out all of the Characteristics of Life

Organisation

Nutrition

Excretion

Response

Reproduction

How is an organism deemed alive?

Must have all five characteristics of life

List out (in order) how organisms are organised

Cell

Tissue

Organ

System

Define Unicellular

Organism with one cell

Name an Unicellular organism

Bacteria

Define Multicellular

Organism with many cells

Name a Multicellular organism

Humans

Define Nutrition

How living things obtain and use food

Define Autotrophic

Can make their own food

Name an Autotrophic organism

Plants

Define Heterotrophic

Cannot make their own food

Name a Heterotrophic organism

Humans

Define Excretion

The removal of metabolic waste from cells in the body

Define Response

The reaction of organisms to their environment

Define Reproduction

The production of new individuals

Define Asexual Reproduction

1 parent

Name an organism with Asexual Reproduction

Plants

Define Sexual Reproduction

Union of 2 sex gametes

Name an organism with Sexual Reproduction

Humans