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VARIERTY & CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS (Animals (Mammals…
VARIERTY & CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
Characteristics of Living Things
Living Things……
Need air, food and water to survive
Can Grow
Are able to Move by Themselves
Respond to Changes
Are able to Reproduce
Can Die
Animals
Mammals
Characteristics
• Have hair as outer covering
• Produce milk to feed their young
• (Most) Give birth to young alive
• Breathes through lungs
Eg.
Humans, Dog, Whales
Fish
Characteristics
• Have scales as outer covering
• Have fins to help them swim
• Breath through gills
• (Most) Lay eggs
Eg.
Goldfish, Guppy, Molly
Insects
Characteristics
• Have exoskeleton as outer covering
• 3 Body parts
• 6 legs
• Some have a pair of wings, some have 2 pair of wings and some do not have wings
• (Most) Lay eggs
Eg.
Housefly, Mosquito, Butterfly
Birds
Characteristics
• Have feathers as outer covering
• Have a beak
• Have a pair of wings
• Have a pair of legs
• Lay eggs
Eg.
Parrot, Penguin, Kiwi
Reptiles
Characteristics
• Have dry skin covered with scales as outer covering
• Breath using lungs
• (Most) Lay eggs
Eg.
Snake, Turtle, Crocodile
Amphibians
Characteristics
• Have thin and moist skin as outer covering
• Live on land and in water
• Lay eggs in water
• Breath using thin skin in water and breath using lungs on land
Eg.
Frog, Toad, Salamander
Plants
Characteristics
• Make its own food
• Grows towards sunlight
• Some grows on land while some grows in water
• Flowering plant or Non-flowering plant
Eg.
Rose, Fern, Lotus
Fungi
Characteristics
• Do not move from place to place to look for food
• Feed other living things, dead or alive
• Grows in places where it is warm and moist
• Reproduce by spores
• Some are microorganisms, while some are not microorganisms
Eg.
Mushroom, Yeast, Mold
Bacteria
Characteristics
• Move from place to place to look for food
• Feed on other living things, dead or alive
• Reproduce by binary fission
• All are microorganisms
Eg.
Salmonella, E. coli, Rhizobium
Plants
Non-Flowering Plants
Reproduce by spores
Do not bear flowers and fruits
Eg.
Fern, Moss,
Flowering Plants
Reproduce by seeds
Bear flower(s) and fruit(s)
Eg.
Rose, Hibiscus, Orchid
Water Plants
Plants that grow in water (lakes, ponds, rivers)
Eg.
Water Lily, Lotus, Duckweed
Land Plants
Plants that grow on land (ground, trees, walls)
Eg.
Cactus, Rubber Tree, Sweet Potato Plant