1.1) Understand that living organisms share the same characteristics

All living organisms share the following characteristics:

M ovement – to change position through the action of muscles(animals) and slow growth movements (plants)

R espiration – the process by which living cells release energy from glucose and other organic molecules

S ensitivity – to respond to  changes in the environment, internally and externally

N utrition – the process by which a living organism assimilates food in order to respire, grow, repair and reproduce

E xcretion – the process of eliminating metabolic waste from living cells and organisms 

R eproduction – the sexual or asexual process by which a living organism creates offspring/ new organisms of the same species

G rowth – the increase in size, mass and form by a living organism