LIVING BEINGSLIVING BEINGS

THINGS IN COMMONTHINGS IN COMMON

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

MMOVEMENTOVEMENT

Animals walk, swim or Animals walk, swim or runrun

Plants move when they Plants move when they open and close petals open and close petals or move towards the or move towards the sunsun

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

RRESPIRATIONESPIRATION

Breathing: Breathing:

Animals breathe in Animals breathe in oxygen, and breathe oxygen, and breathe out carbon dioxide.out carbon dioxide.

Plants breathe in carbon Plants breathe in carbon dioxide, and breathe dioxide, and breathe out oxygen. out oxygen.

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

SSENSITIVITYENSITIVITY

Plants are sensitive to Plants are sensitive to light and gravity light and gravity

Animals are sensitive to Animals are sensitive to many things such as many things such as noise and light. noise and light.

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

GGROWTHROWTH

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

RREPRODUCTIONEPRODUCTION

Babies! Plants and Babies! Plants and animals can make animals can make more of themselves more of themselves

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

EEXCRETIONXCRETION

All living things give off All living things give off waste, for example waste, for example sweatsweat or go to the or go to the toilet! toilet!

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

NNUTRITIONUTRITION

Food. Animals need to Food. Animals need to eat food.eat food.

Plants make their own Plants make their own food using light. food using light.

All All plantsplants and and animalsanimals have these have these things in commonthings in common

SUMMARYSUMMARY- MMovementovement- RRespirationespiration- SSensitivityensitivity- GGrowthrowth- RReproductioneproduction- EExcretionxcretion- NNutritionutrition You can remember them easily if you remember this You can remember them easily if you remember this

name: name: Mrs GrenMrs Gren

PRACTICEPRACTICE

There are seven characteristics of living things : There are seven characteristics of living things : feedingfeeding, ,   movementmovement, , breathing or respirationbreathing or respiration, , excretionexcretion, , growthgrowth, , sensitivitysensitivity and and reproductionreproduction..   

Some non-living things may show one or two of these Some non-living things may show one or two of these characteristics but living things show characteristics but living things show allall sevenseven characteristics.characteristics.   

Non-living things can be divided into two groupsNon-living things can be divided into two groups, those , those which were once part of a living thing and those which which were once part of a living thing and those which were never part of a living thing. were never part of a living thing.

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