characteristics of living things
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Characteristics of LIFE
A living thing should possess the following characteristics:Cellular OrganizationReproductionGenetic ControlGrowthMetabolismSensitivityAdaptationMovement
All living things are made up of cells.
CELLULAR ORGANIZATION
Organism/Individual
Organ System
Organ
Tissue
Cell
CELLULAR ORGANIZATION
REPRODUCTION
Organisms multiply to continue the
existence of its kind.
REPRODUCTION
GENETIC CONTROLDNA is the carrier of
genes or traits of organisms that can be passed down from parents to offspring and it is found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.
Genetic control is the reason why an organism gives birth to a similar species of organism
GROWTHLiving things change in size and form due to absorption of nutrients.For multicellular organisms, they grow by multiplying the number of the cell.For unicellular organisms, they grow by increasing the size of the cell.
GROWTH
METABOLISM
Catabolism-building-up
Anabolism-breaking-up
METABOLISM
Living things undergo chemical processes which support life.
SENSITIVITY-response to stimulus
ADAPTATIONLiving things develop
body parts, behavior and life patterns in order to survive the changes in
the environment.
ADAPTATION
MOVEMENT
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