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GRRSNERT
Life Functions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| G - growth | An organism increases in size. |
| R - Reproduction | Organisms make more of their own kind |
| R - Regulation | The part of a living organism that keeps it in balance. |
| S - Synthesis | Simple things are used to form complex things. |
| N - Nutrition | Those activities which an organism obtains materials from its environment for energy. |
| E - Excretion | Metabolic wastes are removed from your body. |
| R - Respiration | Energy is released from stored nutrients. |
| T- Transport | Moving from on place to another. (absorption and circulation) |
| Homeostasis | Organisims undergo constant chemical changes as they maintain an internal balance. |
| Metabolism | chemical reactions that are required to sustain life. |
| Nervous and Endocrine systems | Homeostatic regulation of the body is made possible through coordination of all body system. |