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What are the seven characteristics common to all living organisms |
G- growth R- reproduction I- irritability M- movement N- nutrition E- excretion R- respiration |
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Growth? |
The permanent increase in size of organisms |
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Reproduction? |
Producing of a new individual of that species |
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Irritability |
Responding to external stimulus ie (changes in the environment) |
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Movement? |
The ability of the whole organisms to move from one position to another |
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Nutrition? |
The acquiring of energy by obtaining or making food |
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Excretion? |
Removal of waste that has undergone chemical change in the body during metabolic reactions |
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Respiration? |
The release of energy from food |
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What is a unicellular organism? |
An organism that has only one cell |