Explain any five features of living organisms?.
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Movement - they can move and change their position.
Reproduction – they can make more of the same kind of organism as themselves.
Sensitivity – they can detect or sense stimuli and respond to them.
Growth - they can permanently increase their size or dry mass by increasing the number or size of their cells.
Respiration – they can create chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy.
Excretion – they can excrete toxic materials, waste products of metabolism, and excess substances (note that excretion is not the same as egestion).
Nutrition - they can take in and absorb nutrients such as organic substances and mineral ions. These nutrients contain the raw materials or energy needed for growth and tissue repair.
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All living organisms share several key characteristics or functions: order, sensitivity or response to the environment, reproduction, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, and energy processing. When viewed together, these characteristics serve to define life.