Textbook Read Tried exam Problems pages textbook questions in textbook Characteristics of living organisms (C1 work) understand that living organisms share the following characteristics: 2-6 they require nutrition – they respire – they excrete their waste – they respond to their surroundings – they move – they control their internal conditions – they reproduce – they grow and develop – Textbook Read Tried exam Problems pages textbook questions in Variety of living organisms textbook describe the common features shared by organisms within the 7-11 following main groups: plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, protoctists and viruses, and for each group describe examples and their features as follows (details of life cycle and economic importance are not required) Plants: These are multicellular organisms; their cells contain chloroplasts and are able to carry out photosynthesis; their cells have cellulose cell walls; they store carbohydrates as starch or sucrose Examples include flowering plants, such as a cereal (for example maize), and a herbaceous legume (for example peas or beans) Animals: are multicellular organisms; their cells do not contain chloroplasts and are not able to carry out photosynthesis; they have no cell walls; they usually have nervous coordination and are able to move from one place to another; they often store carbohydrate as glycogen
Textbook pages Read textbook Tried exam questions in textbook Problems Characteristics of living organisms (C1 work) understand that living organisms share the following characteristics: – they require nutrition – they respire – they excrete their waste – they respond to their surroundings – they move – they control their internal conditions – they reproduce – they grow and develop 2-6 Variety of living organisms Textbook pages Read textbook Tried exam questions in textbook Problems describe the common features shared by organisms within the following main groups: plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, protoctists and viruses, and for each group describe examples and their features as follows (details of life cycle and economic importance are not required) Plants: These are multicellular organisms; their cells contain chloroplasts and are able to carry out photosynthesis; their cells have cellulose cell walls; they store carbohydrates as starch or sucrose Examples include flowering plants, such as a cereal (for example maize), and a herbaceous legume (for example peas or beans) Animals: are multicellular organisms; their cells do not contain chloroplasts and are not able to carry out photosynthesis; they have no cell walls; they usually have nervous coordination and are able to move from one place to another; they often store carbohydrate as glycogen 7-11
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