- Living things are made of cells.
- Living things obtain and use energy.
- Living things grow and develop.
- Living things reproduce.
- Living things can respond to a stimulus.
- Living things can take in raw materials.
- Living things are able to get rid of waste.
- Living things are able to respond to the outside world.
Characteristics of living things are Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, and Nutrition.