General Characteristics of Living Organisms

Science — First Preparatory

Applications and examples from life

Comparison aspect	Main idea	Keywords
Sensitivity in plants	we place a plant in a closed box with a small opening on one side. The stem grows and bends towards the light. This shows that the plant responds to a light stimulus	placeclosedsmallopening
Germination	we place seeds on wet cotton and leave them for several days. The roots and the shoot grow which shows the characteristic of growth. Seeds need water air and warmth to germinate	placeseedscottonleave
Kidneys and excretion	the kidneys filter the blood and remove the extra waste which leaves the body in urine. This is the function of excretion in the human body	filterbloodremoveextra

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