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Classification of living things

Classification of living things. What makes living things different from non-living things?. From the picture: List 3 different living things List 5 different non-living things. Characteristics of living things.

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Classification of living things

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  1. Classification of living things

  2. What makes living things different from non-living things? From the picture: • List 3 different living things • List 5 different non-living things

  3. Characteristics of living things There are 7 characteristics which make living things different from non-living things. How would you define the characteristics of living things?

  4. Living things take in materials from their environment that they use for growth or to provide energy.

  5. BREATHING Living things inhale and exhale air.

  6. All living things move. Do plants move? MOVEMENT

  7. EXCRETION All living things excrete. It is the removal of toxic materials from the body of the organism.

  8. Growth is seen in all living things; it is the permanent increase in cell number and size. Growth

  9. REPRODUCTION All living organisms have the ability to produce offspring.

  10. All living things are able to sense and respond to stimuli around them such as light, temperature, water, gravity and chemical substances. Sensitivity

  11. A motor car needs petrol and air in order to move. It produces waste gases. • Which characteristics of living organisms are similar to those of the motor car? • Why is a car not a living organism?

  12. Whilst many non-living things carry out one or more of the above characteristics; only living things possess all of these characteristics.

  13. http://assets.cambridge.org/97805216/80547/excerpt/9780521680547_excerpt.pdfhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805216/80547/excerpt/9780521680547_excerpt.pdf • http://harjo.weebly.com/uploads/4/4/9/6/4496457/wrksht-characoflivingthings_review.pdf

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