Essentials Of Anatomy & Physiology (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780135203804
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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To describe: The basic functions of living organisms.
Introduction: The living organisms forms the basis for the study of biology. Taxonomists classified the organisms into different kinds such as unicellular organisms and multicellular organisms.
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The basic functions of the living organisms are given as follows:
- Responsiveness: All the organisms shows the response to changes in their immediate environment. This ability of organisms is also referred as irritability.
- Growth: The growth is the process by which the organisms increase in size.
- Reproduction: By the process of reproduction organisms create the new generations.
- Movement: The organisms shows the ability to move. The movement in organisms are classified into external and internal.
Metabolism : In organisms, the metabolism refers to all thechemical reactions that takes place in the body.
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