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1.What are living organisms?

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-Living organisms are made up of cells.
-They carry out the vital functions: nutrition, interaction and reproduction.
-This is what differentiates living organisms from non-living things.

2.What are living organisms?

-Cells are the smallest living parts of living organisms.
-They carry out the vital functions of nutrition, interaction and reproduction
as well.
-All cells have three parts:
• Genetic material- Controls the function of the cell.
• Cytoplasm- Is a gel inside the cell.
• The cell membrane- Is a thin and flexible cover surrounding the cell.
It regulates the exchanges of substances between the cell and the
exterior.
3.Different types of living organisms

Different types of living organisms have different types of cells.

There are two main types of cells:

• Prokaryotic cells- Have the genetic material within a certain area of

the cytoplasm. They don’t have a nucleus. Have a rigid cell wall
surrounding the cell membrane. They often have flagella to help them
move.
• Eukaryotic cells- Have the genetic material inside a nucleus. They have
many different types of organelles that perform different functions,
like the organs in the body. Some of these cells have a rigid cell wall
surrounding the cell membrane and others don’t.

A Prokaryotic cell A Eukaryotic cell