Biology Weekly Exercise

G7 PB Characteristics of life
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Date:

Answer the following questions correctly

1. State the 10 characteristics of living things.
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2. Mention 3 differences between a plant and a car that distinguish between living and
non living things.
Plant
Car

3. State the functions of:

a. Nutrition
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b. Respiration
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c. Excretion
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4. Write down the chemical equation for respiration.
5. What is homeostatis?
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6. What is the difference between growth and development?
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7. What is locomotion?
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8. Give two examples to show that plants are also sensitive to changes in their
environment.
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9. State two examples of adaptations in animals.
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10.Fill in the boxes to show the biological system of classification.

11.State the five different kingdoms of living organims and give some examples.
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12.In the binomial system of naming species, the first name refers to the ____________ to
which the organism belongs to and the second name is the _______________ name. For
example, the domestic cat belongs to the ____________ Felis and the _____________
domestica. Therefore, its scientific name is Felis domestica.
13.Write down the steps of scientific method.
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14.List three features that distinguish plants from animals
Plants

Animals