characteristics of living organisms

• understand how living organisms share the following characteristics

  movement

  respiration

  sensitivity

  control

  growth

  reproduction

  excretion

  nutrition
• m

  movement
• r 1

  respiration
• s

  sensitivity
• g

  growth
• r 2

  reproduction
• e

  excretion
• n

  nutrition
• movement


  can change position
• respiration


  can produce energy either aerobically or anaerobically
• sensitivity


  can detect stimuli, such as light and respond to them
• control


  can control their internal environment
• growth


  can increase mass
• reproduction


  can have offspring either sexually or asexually
• excretion


  can remove toxic or waste produced by reactions in the body
• nutrition


  can absorb nutrients in order to use them for growth and repair