All organisms share common basic characteristics. Some of these are given below with a simple description.
Complete the table by adding the missing characteristics and the missing descriptions.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| sensitivity | |
| removal of waste products of metabolism | |
| changing position or place | |
| nutrition |
Organisms can be classified into different groups depending on their cellular structure.
State two ways in which: a typical animal cell differs structurally from a typical bacterial cell.
a typical plant cell differs structurally from a typical fungal cell.
7 exam-style questions on Edexcel IGCSE Biology Characteristics of living organisms. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.