Characteristics of Living Things

Nutrition:

Taking in nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials and energy
for respiration, growth and tissue repair, metabolic activity, absorbing and assimilating them. (2m)

Excretion:

Removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism and substances in
excess. (3m)

Respiration:

Chemical reactions that break down nutrients in living cells to release energy. (2m)

Sensitivity:

The ability to detect or sense changes in the environment and to make responses. (2m)

Reproduction:

Processes that make more of the same kind of organism.(1m)

Growth:

The permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in number of cells, cell size, or both. (2m)

Movement:

An action by an organism or part of an organism that changes position or place.(1m)

(whole)