Chapter 2: The Characteristics of Life
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| Life | Life is defined as the possession of the following characteristics: organisation, requiring nutrition and excretion, capable of reproducing and responding.
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| Metabolism | The sum of the chemical reactions in a living thing.
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| Continuity of Life | Living things arise from other living thing of the same type.
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| Organisation | Living things are composed of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems.
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| Nutrition | The way in which an organism obtains and uses its food.
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| Excretion | The removal of the waste products of metabolism from the body.
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| Reproduction | The formation of new individuals.
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| Sexual Reproduction | The union of two sex cells (gametes).
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| Asexual Reproduction | Does not require the union of two sex cells.
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| Response | The way in which an organism reacts to changes in its enviroment.
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