Living Things Flashcards
Mrs Ferg
- Movement 2. Respiration 3. Sensitivity 4. Feeding 5. Excretion 6. Reproduction 7. Growth
Movement
Animals move from place to place . Plants open and close their petals and turn to face the sun.
Respiration
Respiration is the release of energy from food.
Sensitivity
Living things are aware of what is around them . Animals can react quickly . Plants react to light , water and gravity slowly.
Feeding
Plants make their own food. Animals need to eat other plants and animals to get energy.
Excretion
Excretion is the removal of wastes that’s have been made in the body of an animal or a plant. Sweat , carbon dioxide, urine and water are excreted by animals. Water and oxygen are excreted by plants.
Reproduction
Making babies
Growth
Getting bigger
Animals
Can move.
Cannot make their own food.
Divided into invertebrates and vertebrates.
Vertebrates
Vertebrates have a backbone eg. Human, dog, fish , birds
Invertebrates
Do not have a backbone eg. Worms , insects, snails
Plants
Fixed in one position
Make their own food (photosynthesis)