Characterisitcs of Living Things

Plants and animals are living things.

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• FALSE

Buses, cars and trucks are living things because they can move.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which one of the following is a non-living thing?

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Which one of the following is a living thing?

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Animals move by using their legs, fins, wings or bodies. Plants move by _______.

• Sleeping

• Feeding

• Growing

• Reproducing

Animals move from place to place to

• Find food or hunt

• Find shelter

• Escape from danger

• All of the above

Animals feed by taking food into their mouths. However plants feed using

• their roots

• carbon dioxide, water and sunlight

• Plant food

• their flowers

This is when animals react to light, touch etc.

• Grow

• Excrete

• Reproduce

• Respond

This is when animals have babies and when plants make new plants.

• Grow

• Excrete

• Reproduce

• Respond

When plants leaves turn red, orange or yellow and are shed this is called

• Respiration

• Feeding

• Excretion

• Responding