The Characteristics of life

A chemical reaction in an organism

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism

A chemical reaction in an organism

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism

Other living things of the same type

Non-living matter

Living things arise from other living things of the same type.

Living things arise from non-living matter.

Spontaneous generation

Continuity of life

Living things arise from other living things of the same type.

Living things arise from non-living matter.

The possession of some of the characteristics of life

The possession of all of the characteristics of life

Movement, reproduction, sensitivity, growth, response, excretion, nutrition

Sensitivity, nutrition, organisation, reproduction, excretion

Living things are neat and tidy

Living things are composed of cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

Living things are called organisms

Make their own food

Obtain their food from external sources

Make their own food

Obtain their food from the external environment

The removal of faeces from the body

The removal of the waste products of metabolism from the body

The way in which living things react to stimuli in their environment.

The feelings of an organism

when living organisms copy eachother

the production if new individuals