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Biology
© Edco 2010
Exploring Science
Biology
CHAPTER 1
LIVING THINGS
• Biology is the study of living things (organisms).
© Edco 2007
Exploring Science
Biology
CHAPTER 1
LIVING THINGS
• Living things have the following seven characteristics:
– nutrition
– movement
– respiration
– response.
– excretion
– growth
– reproduction
© Edco 2007
Exploring Science
Biology
CHAPTER 1
LIVING THINGS
• The main differences between animals and plants are:
– Animals move from place to place but plants do not.
– Animals take in food but plants make their own
food.
– Animal cells do not have a cell wall but plant cells
do have a cell wall.
© Edco 2007
Exploring Science
Biology
CHAPTER 1
LIVING THINGS
• Invertebrates are animals that do not have backbones.
© Edco 2007
Exploring Science
Biology
CHAPTER 1
LIVING THINGS
• Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone.
• Living things can
be identified and
named using keys.
© Edco 2007
Exploring Science
Biology
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