Living Things

Question 1

Mrs ferg

Answer 1

M= movement
R= resperation
S= sensitivity

F= feeding
E= excretion
R= reproduction
G= growth

These are the Characteristics of living things.

Question 2

Movement

Answer 2

• Animals move from place to place
• plants open and close petals, and turn to face the sun

Question 3

Respiration

Answer 3

• Respiration is the release of energy from food
• Plants and animals need this to stay alive

Question 4

Sensitivity

Answer 4

• Living things are aware of what is around them
• animals can react quickly
• plants react to light, water and gravity slowly

Question 5

Feeding

Answer 5

• Plants make their own food
• Animals need to eat plants or other animals to get energy

Question 6

Excretion

Answer 6

Excretion is the removal of wastes that have been made in the body of an animal or plant
Sweat, carbon dioxide urine and water are excreted by animals
Water and oxygen are excreted by plants

Question 7

Reproduction

Answer 7

Makes little version / baby’s

Question 8

Growth

Answer 8

Growing / getting bigger

Question 9

Animals

Answer 9

• Can move
• cannot make there own food
• Divided into invertebrates and vertebrates
• Vertebrates have a backbone e.g. human, dog, fish, birds
• Invertebrates do not have a backbone e.g. worms, insects, snails

Question 10

Plants

Answer 10

• fixed in one position
• make their own food (photosynthesis)
• Know the difference between