LIVING THINGS

1-Introduction

Our world is made up of living things and non-living things. Many of these living things are very small, while others are much larger than we are. However, they all share certain characteristics: they all interact with their environment, they grow, reproduce and eventually die. All living things are made up of cells . 

Living things can be classified into 5 kingdoms:

Characteristics of living things:

• Nutrition: they need food to obtain energy.
• Excretion: they produce waste.
• Reproduction: they produce new living things.
• Growth: they use energy to increase in size.
• Movement: they change position.
• Interaction: they connect with the world around them.
• Respiration: they exchange gases with the environment.