GCSE Biology - Characteristics of Living Things (Organisms) #3

In this video, we cover:
- The characteristics that all living things have have in common
- You can remember these using the acronym MRS GREN, where the letters stand for movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition.

Exam board specific info:
AQA - Not in your course, but useful to understand
IGCSE Edexcel - Suitable for everyone
Edexcel - Not in your course, but useful to understand
OCR 21st Century - Not in your course, but useful to understand
OCR Gateway - Not in your course, but useful to understand
CIE - Suitable for everyone

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[griefwnl]

Could you try going over a past gcse paper so we can see how to accurately approach each type of question eg. Explain, describe ect

[GarNomadTheReal]

Movement - ability for organisms to move Respiration - A SET OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS TAKE PLACE IN OUR CELLS, BREAK DOWN NUTRIENT MOLECULES. RELEASE ENERGY FOR METABOLISM Sensitivity - ability to detect and respond to changes Reproduction - the procces that makes more of a kind Growth - organisms can grow and get larger Excretion - getting rid of waste products (co2) Nutrition - taking in materials for energy growth and development

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[garrisonianff]

Thankyou I learned something new today which is "MRS GREN"

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