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Movement |
All organisms have the ability to move. Organisms have to catch food, avoid predators, find shelter or a mate. |
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Respiration |
The release of energy through food, usually using oxygen. It happens in every living cell. |
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Sensitivity |
This is the ability of an organism to respond to its environment. Large animals have complex sense organs. |
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Growth |
Permanent increase in body size which occurs when cells divide by mitosis. |
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Reproduction |
All organisms must reproduce to ensure the continuity of their species. Reproduction can be sexual or asexual. |
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Excretion |
During chemical reactions, organisms produce waste products which are toxic to the cells and must be removed from the organism. eg: urea = produced in humans and removed through urine. |
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Nutrition |
This is the process by which the orgamism obtains nutrients necessary for growth etc. |