Diff: 2 Page Ref: 685-686. 18) If the vagal nerves to the heart were cut, the result would be that ________. A) the heart would stop, since the vagal nerves trigger the heart to contract. B) the heart rate would increase by about 25 beats per minute. C) the AV node would become the pacemaker of the heart.
Living things have seven essential processes in common:  movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition. All things fall into one of three categories: living, used to be living or not living; the presence of all seven life processes indicates a living thing.
1. Cells-All living things have cells; cells are the building blocks of life. 2. Metabolism-All living things eat, drink, breathe and excrete. 3. Growth-All living things take in material from the environment to enlarge. 4. Reproduction-All living things are able to produce a copy of themselves.ll living things reproduce. 6. All living things grow and develop. Living things are made of cells.Living things obtain and use energy. Living things grow and develop. Living things reproduce. Living things respond to their environment. Living things adapt to their environment.