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Life Processes
iGCSE characteristics required for an organism to be classified as living
Letter of acronym | Process |
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M | Movement - all living things possess the ability to move themselves in some form. |
R | Respiration - all living things carry out chemical reactions to produce energy. |
S | Sensitivity - all living things can sense changes in their environment. |
G | Growth |
R | Reproduction - all living things have the capacity to reproduce in some fashion, be it sexually or asexually. |
E | Excretion - all living things remove metabolic waste products from their cells. Note: DO NOT confuse with egestion. |
N | Nutrition - all living things take in nutrients from their environment. |
C | Control - all living things have some degree of control over their movement and functions. |