B1+-+Syllabus+Checklist

**B1. Characteristics of living organisms**

 * ======Serial No====== || **Assessment Statement.**  //All candidates should be able to:// || ======Covered in Class====== || ======Revised @ home====== || ======I am certain====== || ======I need help====== ||
 * ======1====== || ======List and describe the characteristics of living organisms.====== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ======2====== || ======Define the terms:====== ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ======• //nutrition// as taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral======

ions, containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them,
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 * ^  || ======• //excretion// as removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism (chemical reactions in cells including respiration) and substances in excess of requirements,====== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ======• //respiration// as the chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy,====== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ======• //sensitivity// as the ability to detect or sense changes in the environment (stimuli) and to make responses,====== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ======• //reproduction// as the processes that make more of the same kind of organism,====== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ======• //growth// as a permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both,====== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || ======• //movement// as an action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place.====== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||