Characteristics of Living Things

Which of these is a characteristic of living things?

• They are made of plastic

• They can reproduce

• They never change

• They never move

What do all living things need to stay alive?

• Toys

• Food and water

• Electricity

• Clothes

When a dog runs to its owner calling, it is…

• Sleeping

• Reproducing

• Responding to surroundings

• Taking in sunlight

What is it called when a living thing gets bigger or changes in shape?

• Reproduce

• Grow

• Excrete

• Move

Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

• Breathe

• Reproduce

• Grow

• Glow in the dark

Which of the following animals is a vertebrate?

• Snail

• Fish

• Spider

• Jellyfish

Which animal is cold-blooded and has scales?

• Bird

• Reptile

• Mammal

• Amphibian

Which vertebrate group has feathers and lays eggs?

• Mammals

• Fish

• Birds

• Reptiles

Which group of vertebrates lives in water and has gills?

• Amphibians

• Birds

• Reptiles

• Fish

Amphibians can live…

• Only on land

• Only in the sky

• In water and on land

• In dry deserts only