Characteristics
of Living Things
Cambridge IGCSE Biology
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There are 7 characteristics of living
organisms:
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Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition
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Movement
• A change of position or place.
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Respiration
• A chemical process in which oxygen is
used to release energy from sugar
molecules.
Sugar (C6H12O6) reacts
with oxygen (O2)
to form
Carbon dioxide
(CO2), water (H2O)
and 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 by
increasing cell number or cell size or both.
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Reproduction
• The process that makes more of the same
kind of organism
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Excretion
• The removal of toxic materials, waste
products and excess substances from an
organism
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Nutrition
The process in which nutrients are
taken into the body and converted into
simpler substances used for energy,
growth and tissue repair.
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Summary
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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: 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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