LIVING THINGS

LIVING THINGS

1. NUTRITION

   • The way an organism gets its food.
   • Animals get their food by eating plants or other animals

2. RESPIRATION

   • Living things break down food in their cells to supply themselves with energy

3. EXCRETION

   • Animals excrete waste products such as salts, water and CO2

4. GROWTH

   • If a living thing is only made of one cell then growth means that the cell gets bigger
   • For living things made of many cells (such as humans and trees) growth involves cells dividing to form new cells

5. REPRODUCTION

   • Reproduction is needed to prevent each living thing from dying out (or becoming extinct).

6. MOVEMENT

   • It is easy to see animals move as they run,fly,walk etc.
   • Plants however move very very slowly overtime

7. RESPONCE

   • Animals respond to changes such as hearing a loud noice or seeing something dangerous
   • Plants move much more slowly by growing towards or away from light or gravity