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Level 1 Organisms and life processes

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Characteristicsoflife
(mrsc.gren)
MMovement,R
Respiration,SSensitivity,
CControl,GGrowth,R
Reproduction,EExcretion,
NNutrition

Animalcells Cellmembrane,
cytoplasm,nucleus,
mitochondria

Plantcells Cellwall(cellulose),
vacuole,chloroplasts
(containchlorophyll)

Enzymes Biologicalcatalysts

Aerobicrespiration Glucose+oxygen>
carbondioxide+water(+
energy)

Anaerobicrespiration Glucose>lacticacid(+
(mammals) someenergy)

Anaerobicrespiration Glucose>Ethanol+
(yeast) carbondioxide(+some
energy)

Diffusion Netmovementofparticles
fromanareaofhigh
concentrationtoanareaof
lowconcentrationdowna
concentrationgradientby
randommovements.
 Osmosis Netmovementofwater
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highwaterpotential
(concentration)toanarea
oflowwaterpotential
(concentration)througha
partiallypermeable
membrane

Activetransport Netmovementofparticles
againstaconcentration
gradientacrossa
selectivelypermeable
membrane.Thisrequires
energy

Tissue Groupofidentical
specialisedcells

Organ Anumberofdifferent
tissuesworkingtogether

Organsystem Agroupoforgansthat
worktogether

Plants Splitintoflowering.......
andnonflowering........
(sameword)

Animals Splitintovertebrates
(backbone)and
invertebrates(no
backbone)

Fungi Theyhavecellwallsmade
ofchitin,andsecrete
enzymestodigestfood
outsidethecells
(saprotrophicnutrition)

Bacteria Cellwallmadeof
polysaccharidesand
proteins,nonucleus,justa
chromosome,withsmall
extracirclesofDNAcalled
plasmids

Viruses Parasitic,canonly
reproduceinsidecellsof
host,coreofDNAorRNA
surroundedbyprotein.

Oxygendebt Thevolumeofoxygen
neededtocompletely
oxidisethelacticacidthat
buildsupinthebody
duringanaerobic
respiration

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