This document defines and describes several key biological processes in organisms including movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, and nutrition. Movement involves changing an organism's position, respiration breaks down nutrients for energy, sensitivity detects internal and external stimuli, growth permanently increases size through cell division or enlargement, reproduction makes more of the same kind of organism, excretion removes waste, and nutrition takes in materials for energy, growth, and development like light, water, and organic compounds for plants and animals.
This document defines and describes several key biological processes in organisms including movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, and nutrition. Movement involves changing an organism's position, respiration breaks down nutrients for energy, sensitivity detects internal and external stimuli, growth permanently increases size through cell division or enlargement, reproduction makes more of the same kind of organism, excretion removes waste, and nutrition takes in materials for energy, growth, and development like light, water, and organic compounds for plants and animals.
This document defines and describes several key biological processes in organisms including movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, and nutrition. Movement involves changing an organism's position, respiration breaks down nutrients for energy, sensitivity detects internal and external stimuli, growth permanently increases size through cell division or enlargement, reproduction makes more of the same kind of organism, excretion removes waste, and nutrition takes in materials for energy, growth, and development like light, water, and organic compounds for plants and animals.
Movement action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place
Respiration chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules
and release energy for metabolism Sensitivity ability to detect stimuli in the internal or external environment and to make appropriate responses Growth permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both Reproductio Processes that make more of the same kind of organism n Excretion removal from organisms of the waste products of metabolism, toxic materials, and substances in excess of requirements Nutrition taking in of materials for energy, growth and development; plants require light, carbon dioxide, water and ions; animals need organic compounds and ions and usually need water