Here’s a quick summary of the Characteristics of Living Things:
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Movement: All living things show movement, either of their whole body or parts of it, like plants bending toward light.
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Respiration: They take in oxygen to release energy from food in a process called respiration.
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Sensitivity: Living things respond to changes in their environment, like plants reacting to light or animals sensing danger.
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Growth: Living things grow and develop over time, increasing in size and complexity.
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Reproduction: They produce offspring to continue their species.
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Excretion: Living organisms remove waste products from their bodies to stay healthy.
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Nutrition: All living things need nutrients to survive. They either produce food (like plants) or consume it (like animals).
These characteristics help to identify and define what is “living.”
