Characteristics of Life

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of living things?

Growth

Reproduction

Using a phone

Respiration

2. Living things are made up of:

Cells

Rocks

Only water

Minerals

3. Which of the following is an example of a living thing?

A dog

A rock

A cloud

The Moon

4. What does 'excretion' mean?

Taking in food

Getting rid of waste

Breathing air

Movement

5. Why do living things respond to their environment?

To survive

To sleep

To look nice

To make tools

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Classification

6. True or False — write "True" or "False" in the box.

All living things grow and develop.

Rocks reproduce like plants.

Respiration helps organisms get energy.

7. List three characteristics that all living things share (one per line):

8. Classify each item as "Living" or "Non-living" and name one characteristic it shows:

Leaf — Living / Non-living?

Characteristic it shows: _________

Dog — Living / Non-living?

Characteristic it shows: _________

Rock — Living / Non-living?

Characteristic it shows: _________

Bacteria (microscope image) — Living / Non-living?

Characteristic it shows: _________

Characteristics of Life

Characteristics of Life

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Classification

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