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Characteristics of living organisms

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Question 4

All organisms share common basic characteristics. Some of these are given below with a simple description.

a.

Complete the table by adding the missing characteristics and the missing descriptions.

CharacteristicDescription
respiration
making more of the same kind of organism
permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size
control of internal conditions
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b.

Organisms can be classified into different groups depending on their cellular structure.

State two ways in which: (i) a typical plant cell differs structurally from a typical bacterial cell.

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c.

State two ways in which: (ii) a typical bacterial cell differs structurally from a typical fungal cell.

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Characteristics of living organisms Questions

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