JSS1 Basic Science Lesson Note on Living Things

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WEEK 2                                                                  

TOPIC: Living Things

CONTENT: 1. Meaning of Living things

Living things are things that have life and can carry out all characteristics of life.

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

These are activities living things can perform such as:

(MR NIGERCLAD)

1. Movement: Movement is a change in position . Animals move from place to place. Plant only moves in stationary state towards light, water, etc.
2. Respiration: This is taken in of oxygen to release energy as a result of breakdown of food in the body.
3. Nutrition: This is the processes of taken in food into the body which when taken provides energy or materials for building the body. Plant and animals feed in order to get energy to carry out their daily activities and also to grow.
4. Growth: Growth is the increase in size as a result of formation of new cells.
5. Irritability/Sensitivity: This is the ability to respond to changes in the environment. All living things respond to changes in the environment.
6. Reproduction: All living things can reproduce their own kind/species.
7. Excretion: This is the removal of metabolic waste products from the body.
8. Adaptation: This is the way living things get used to their various environments.
9. Competition: This is the ability of living things to struggle for all the necessities of life in order to survive in their various environments. Plants and animals compete for food.

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