The Seven Characteristics of Living Things

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The Seven Characteristics of Living Things
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Movement

• The ability of an organism to bend and sway or
  relocate

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Reproduction

• The ability to reproduce and pass on its traits

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Growth

• The ability to increase in size through cell
  growth or cell division

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Response

• The ability to react to stimulus

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Excretion

• The ability to get rid of waste

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Exchange of gases

• In animals, the ability to take in oxygen and
  breathe out carbon dioxide.
• In plants, the ability to take in carbon dioxide
  and release oxygen.

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Nutrition

• The ability to acquire and process foods/nutrients

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Mr. GreenThe trick to remembering these!

• M Movement
• R Reproduction
• G Growth
• R Response
• E Excretion
• E Exchange of Gases
• N - Nutrition