Living Things Flashcards
Mrs Ferg
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Feeding
Excretion
Reproduction
Growth
(Characteristics of living things)
Movement
Animals move from place to place
Plants open and close petals,and turn to face the sun
Respiration
Respiration is the release of energy from food
Plants and animals need this to survive
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 there own food
Animals need to eat plants or other animals to get energy
Excretion
Excretion is the removal of wastes that have been made in the body of an animal or plants sweat, carbon dioxide, urine and water are exerted by animals water and oxygen are exerted by plants
Reproduction
Making baby’s
Growth
Growing and getting bigger
Animals
Can move
Cannot make their 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
Plants
Plants are fixed in one position,make their own food (photosynthesis) know the difference between them by studying their leaves and flowers