The Seven Characteristics of Living Things

Movement The ability of an organism to bend and sway or relocate

Reproduction The ability to reproduce and pass on its traits

Growth The ability to increase in size through cell growth or cell division

Response The ability to react to stimulus

Excretion The ability to get rid of waste

Exchange of gases In animals, the ability to take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. In plants, the ability to take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

Nutrition The ability to acquire and process foods/nutrients

Mr. Green The trick to remembering these! M – Movement R – Reproduction G – Growth R – Response E – Excretion E – Exchange of Gases N - Nutrition