Characteristics

Question 1

Movement

Answer 1

The ability of an organism to change position.

Question 2

Respiration

Answer 2

The chemical process occruing within all living cells that breaks down food substances to release energy.

Question 3

Sensitiivty

Answer 3

The ability of an organism to respond to stimuli.

Question 4

Control (Homeostasis)

Answer 4

The ability of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment.

Question 5

Growth

Answer 5

A permanent and irreversible increase in the size and mass of an organism.

Question 6

Reproduction

Answer 6

The ability of an organism to produce new individuals or offspring.

Question 7

Excretion

Answer 7

The ability of an organism to remove metabolic waste products and toxic materials, which could potentially be harmful to the organism if allowed to accumulate.

Question 8

Nutrition

Answer 8

The ability of an organism to take in and convert food into energy and raw materials, essential for growth, repair, and to sustain all other life processes.

Question 9

Autotrophic

Answer 9

Produce their own food

Question 10

Heterotrophic

Answer 10

Consume other organisms for food