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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

Characteristics of Living Things

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 You will need to be able to:
• list and define the characteristics of living organisms

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 There are 7 characteristics:

• Movement
• Respiration
• Sensitivity
• Growth
• Reproduction
• Excretion
• Nutrition

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 Movement

• An action by an organism or part of an

organism causing a change of position or
place.

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 Respiration

• The chemical reactions that break down

nutrient molecules in living cells to release
energy

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 Sensitivity

• The ability to detect or sense changes in

the environment (stimuli) and to make
responses.

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 Growth

• A permanent increase in size and dry

mass by an increase in cell number or cell
size or both.

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 Reproduction

• The processes that make more of the

same kind of organism

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 Excretion

• The removal from organisms of toxic

materials, the waste products of
metabolism (chemical reactions in cells
including respiration) and substances in
excess of requirements.

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 Nutrition

• The taking in of
nutrients which are
organic substances
and mineral ions,
containing raw
materials or energy for
growth and tissue
repair, absorbing and
assimilating them.
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Summary

• Movement
• Respiration
• Sensitivity
• Growth
• Reproduction
• Excretion
• Nutrition

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 Quiz

Guess which characteristic is being

demonstrated by the following animations:

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Question 1

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 4

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 Question 5

Which two characteristics are shown by

this animation:

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 Question 6

Other than movement, which characteristics

are shown by this animation:

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Question 7

So far you should have

named a total of five
different characteristics.

However there are 7

characteristics in total.

Name the two remaining

characteristics.

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 Answers:

How well did you do?

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Question 1: Egestion
Cellular -Excretion

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Question 2: Nutrition

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Question 3: Movement

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Question 4: Reproduction

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Question 5: Sensitivity and Movement

Which two characteristics are shown by

this animation:

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Question 6: Sensitivity and Nutrition

Other than movement, which characteristics

are shown by this animation:

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Question 7: Growth and Respiration

So far you should have

named a total of five
different characteristics.

However there are 7

characteristics in total.

Name the two remaining

characteristics.

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 Now you should be able to
• list and define the characteristics of living organisms

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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

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