Mrs Gren
April 29, 2024
MRS GREN stands for?
M – movement
R – respiration
S – Sensitivity
G – growth
R – reproduction
E – excretion
N – nutrition
What does MRS GREN mean?
Movement – Why and how does something move?
Respiration – How does it create energy?
Sensitivity – Are they sensitive to their environment? Different light/sound
Growth – How does something grow bigger?
Reproduction – How does something make more of it?
Excretion – How do they get rid of waste?
Nutrition – How does it get its food and water?
May 1, 2024
K – kingdom
P – phylum
C – class
O – order
F – family
G – genus
S – species
Scientists use the Genus and species of a living thing to give them a universal name, called a Binomial naming. These are in Greek/Latin, in two parts.
Eg. The binomial name for a cat is Felis Catus.
Classification is the grouping of all living and non-living things.
Scientists use a binomial naming system.
All living things are in 5 groups.
These are:
Monera – Single-celled organisms without a nucleus.
Protist – Single-celled organisms with a nucleus.
Fungi – Multi-cellular with cells wall but cannot carry out photosynthesis.
Plants – Multi-cellular with cells and can carry out photosynthesis.
Animals – Multi-cellular with no cell walls.