Characteristics of Life

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Nutrition
Taking in nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials and energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them.
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Excretion
Removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess.
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Respiration
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 and to make responses.
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Reproduction
Progresses that make more of the same kind of organism.
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Growth
The permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in number of cells, cell size, or both.
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Movement
An action by an organism or part of an organism that changes position or place.
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Removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess.

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Excretion

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Chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy.

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The ability to detect or sense changes in the environment and to make responses.

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Progresses that make more of the same kind of organism.

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