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Characteristics of Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
of Living Things
Questions: what are the
characteristics of living things?
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Organisms
• An ORGANISM is a living thing
• All organisms share characteristics that
separate them from non-living things
• All organisms share Seven characteristics
that make them alive. A living (biotic)
organism must have all seven !
These are the seven characteristics of living
organisms.
(MRS GREN)
M = Movement
R = Respiration
S = Sensitivity
G = Growth
R = Reproduction
E = Excretion
N = Nutrition/ Feeding
All living things have
(Arranged in an orderly way)
Cells Tissues Organs Organ
Systems Organism
All living things…
grow and develop
• Growth: addition of mass to an
organism