Section 1
Which characteristic allows living things to make more of their own kind?
Reproduction
What characteristic means living things increase in size or change over time?
Growth
Non-living things don't have lungs, pores or gills. What characteristic means something does not take in air?
Cannot breathe
What do we call the process of removing waste materials from the body?
Excretion
What characteristic means reacting to heat, light, or sound?
Respond to stimuli
Your pencils can't have babies. What characteristic means something does not make more of its kind?
Cannot reproduce
Which characteristic means using food to get energy?
Nutrition
What is the opposite of “living”?
Non-living
Your chairs cannot respond to changes in their environment. What characteristic of non-living things is this?
cannot respond to stimuli
Which characteristic means living things can move from one place to another?
What characteristic means something cannot change in size over time?
Cannot grow
Non-living things can't remove waste. What characteristic is this?
Cannot excrete
What process allows living things to take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide?
Respiration
Non-living things can't move the way we do. What characteristic would this be?
Cannot move
Living things are not alive. That means they
cannot die