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Classification Of Living things
A Living thing is any organism that has the
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characteristics of life or being alive.
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Classification means grouping of organisms i . *
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Characteristics of living things ♦ n
Cellular: Living things are made up '.va -5
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of building blocks called cells *
They feed: Living things feed by sapro- V
phytic, parasitic, hetero- H » • I
trophic or autotrophic
means of nutrition.
They grow: Growth is the increase in size of an organism. Ani-
mals grow uniformly while plants grow at the tips of roots and
shoot.
They reproduce: Reproduction is the process by which living
organisms give birth young ones (offspring)
They move: Mainly living organisms like animals move to dif-
ferent places for some reasons.
