C2: Characteristics of Living Things

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What feature and behaviours do living things (organisms) have in common

  1. Organisation

  2. Nutrition

  3. Excretion

  4. Response

  5. Reproduction

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What’s metabolism

A sum of all chemical reactions that take place in a organism

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What’s continuity

The ability of organisms to exist from one generation to the next

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What’s life defined as

Something that possesses metabolism and continuity

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What’s the order of organisation

Cells → tissue → organs → systems

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Cells, tissue and organs give a __________ plan through which __________ processes take place

Cells, tissue and organs give a structured plan through which the biological processes take place

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What are organisms composed of

Cells

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What are cells made of

Atoms and molecules

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Definition of organisms

A structured plan to improve efficiency and increase chances of survival

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The cell is the ________, __________ and __________ unit of life

The cell is the simplest, structural and functional unit of life

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What are tissues

Groups of similar cells working together to carry out a common function

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What are organs

Groups of tissue working together to carry out a common function

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What are systems

Groups of organs working together to carry out a common function

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Example of tissue

Muscle

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Example of organ

Heart

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Example of system

Circulatory system

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What’s a population

Group of organisms belonging to the same species

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What’s a community

A group of organisms of different species

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What’s a ecosystem

A community plus its physical environment

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