Living or nonliving? Click here to classify the following items.
We can recognize living things because they share the following characteristics:
- They are born. All living things come from other living things.
- They eat. All living things need food. The type of food may vary.
- They grow. All living things increase in size during their lifetime. Sometimes they change in appearance.
- They react. Living things can perceive what is going on around them, and they react to what they perceive.
- They reproduce. Living things can create offspring similar to themselves.
- They die. At some time, all living things stop functioning and cease to live.
Click on the picture below to do a test about living and nonliving things:
How many right answers did you get?
