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THE VARIETY OF LIVING THINGS. By Mr. A. Rogan. The Variety of Living Things. A species is a group of living things that are able to inter-breed. The Variety of Living Thing. An individual living thing is known as an organism. Made of Cells “building blocks”. The Variety of Living Things.
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THE VARIETY OF LIVING THINGS By Mr. A. Rogan
The Variety of Living Things • A species is a group of living things that are able to inter-breed
The Variety of Living Thing • An individual living thing is known as an organism. • Made of Cells “building blocks”
The Variety of Living Things • Ecology – Interaction of Living things
The Variety of Living Things • The Characteristics Of Living Things: • Growth – Gradually increase in size, Cell division
The Variety of Living Things • Movement – All living things can move, some more obvious than others
The Variety of Living Things • Nutrition – Need to take in material from their environment. Require energy to live
The Variety of Living Things • Respiration – Must extract energy from the food they eat, breathing
The Variety of Living Things • Excretion – Getting rid of unwanted waste
The Variety of Living Things • Response – Sensitivity, reacting to the environment around them
The Variety of Living Things • Reproduction – Ability to reproduce in order to avoid extinction
The Variety of Living Things • Is It An Animal or A Plant? • Plants – Leaves, fruits, cones, stems, roots, branches, flowers.
The Variety of Living Things • Animals – Vertebrates or Invertebrates • Eyes, ears, teeth, limbs, fur, hair, scales, skin and wings
The Variety of Living Things • Vertebrates – Animals with a backbone E.g Human, horses and reptiles
The Variety of Living Things • Invertebrates – Animals with no backbone E.g. Snails, spiders and starfish
The Variety of Living Things • Keys: • Used to identify a plant or animal • The answer you give leads to another question, till you find the name