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The Characteristics of Life - Coggle Diagram
The Characteristics of Life
Metabolisum
All the chemical reactions in a living thing
Growth, movement, response, respiration and excretion
Controlled by enzymes
Fast MR = mice, fast-acting
Slow MR = tortoise, slow-acting
Organism
A living thing
Continuity of life
All living things arise from other living things of the same type
Microscopic organisms
Bacteria
Plankton
Amoeba
Large organisms
Fungi
Ferns, mosses, grasses, flowers and trees
Earthworns, insects, snails, fish, snakes, birds and humans
Life
Has to posses all five characteristics
Allow organism to carry out all reactions to survive and reproduce
O
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N
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E
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R
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R
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Organisation
Cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
Nutrition
The way organisms obtain and use food
Excretion
Removel of waste products
Response
Way react to changes in environment
Reproduction
Production of new individuals
Sexual Reproduction
Involves the union of sex cells
Asexual Reproduction
Does not involve the union of sex cells (self-made)