1. Living Things An organism is another name for a living thing
Living things are made of cells
There are 7 characteristics of living things

2. Nutrition
Nutrition is the way in which living things get and use their food
Nutrition is not the same for all living things

3. Respiration Respiration is the way living things get energy
Food + oxygen  energy + carbon dioxide + water

4. Excretion
Excretion is the getting of rid of wastes that are made in the cells

5. Growth
All living things grow
Growth results from cells dividing

6. Reproduction
Reproduction is being able to produce new individuals of the same kind

7. Movement All living things can move
Plants can only move certain parts e.g. petals can open and close

8. Response
Response is the ability to react to changes in the environment

9. Anything
Alive
Not Alive
Plant
Animal
Vertebrate
(backbone)
Invertebrate
(no backbone)