| A | B |
| Respiration | Release of energy from food |
| Nutrition | Energy source: Either take in food, or do photosynthesis |
| Synthesis and Assimilation | Making and using substances |
| Reproduction | Making more organisms |
| Metabolism | All the chemical activities |
| Growth | Get larger |
| Excretion | Release of waste made in the organism |
| Transport | Substances move in, out or throughout the organism |
| Regulation | Activities that maintain stability or homeostasis |