IGCSE Biology
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- Created on: 03-04-18 09:47
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- Characteristics of Living organisms
- Nutrition
- Living organisms need nutrients to give them the energy and materials needed for growth and repair.
- Respiration
- Organisms release energy from their food through respiration.
- Excretion
- Waste products in the body like carbon dioxide and urine have to be removed. This is called excretion.
- Response to their surroundings
- Living organisms can respond to changes in their surroundings.
- Movement
- Organisms move towards food and water and away from danger like predators. Even plants move a bit.
- Homeostasis
- Homeostasis is the control of internal conditions such as temperature and water content.
- Reproduction
- Organisms produce offspring in order for their species to survive.
- Growth
- All organisms grow and develop into their adult form.
- Nutrition
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