Understanding Living Things

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What are living things also called?

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Organisms

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How many different kinds of living things have scientists discovered on Earth?

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About 1.5 million

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What do all living things have the ability to do?

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Move, using their own energy

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How do plants move to get sunlight?

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They move their leaves.

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What do living things take in and release?

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Certain chemicals

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What do animals breathe in and out?

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Breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.

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What do green plants take in and release?

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Take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

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How do green plants make their own food?

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With the help of sunlight.

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What do animals eat to get energy?

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Plants and other animals.

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What do organisms do with waste?

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They release it after taking in nutrients.