The characteristics and classification of living things
Here's a really quick way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the key words in this section.
Look at the key word on the card and see if you can remember its definition.
If you get stuck, you can be shown the mnemonic to reveal an image that should help you remember.
To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.
Go through the whole list to see how many definitions you can recall.
Revisit any that you had difficulty remembering until you're confident you can
recall all of them.
A living thing is known as what?
an organism
With the organ risen (organism) all was set for the first lesson in the living room.(living things)
The easiest way to remember the characteristics of a living thing is to picture our mnemonic story.
What is the first characteristic of a living thing
Movement
The ballet teacher they appointed was Mrs Gren (see end of story). She taught the girl to move (movement) correctly as a ballet dancer.
Then
Respiration
At the end of the first few sessions, the girl was completely exhausted, reduced to crawling and breathing heavily (respiration).
Then
Nutrition
They soon found that a few breaks for nutrition (nutrition). Milk and cookies during each session solved the problem of her becoming exhausted.
Then
Sensitivity
But as each session lasted three hours, she found she often had blisters and her feet were rather sensitive (sensitivity) because of this. However, with time, the blisters went away.
Then
Reproduction
Her mum and dad had several more children (reproduction), all boys, as time went on, but she was the only one who did ballet in the living room. Her brothers were only interested in playing football.
Then
Growth
As she grew up (growth) the girl continued her ballet lessons with Mrs Gren, and became good enough to perform her first ballet.
Then
Excretion
But at the start of the performance, with a capacity crowd waiting, she could not be found . . . (excretion).
Is there another way to remember the seven
Mrs Gren
Mnemonic
