WHAT ALL LIVING THINGS HAVE IN COMMON

1. GROWTH: All living things grow

2. RESPIRATION: Respiration is a chemical reaction that happens within cells to release energy from food.

3. SENSITIVITY: The ability to detect changes in the surrounding environment.

4. EXCRETION: Getting rid of waste.

5. NUTRITION: The intake and use of nutrients. This occurs in very different ways in different kinds of living things.

6. MOVEMENT: All living things move in some way

7. REPRODUCTION: All living things have the ability to reproduce and pass genetic information onto their offspring.