Match the correct characteristic of life to each picture.

Let's solve this step by step. The task is to match each picture on the left with the correct characteristic of living things from the list on the right.

The seven characteristics of living things are:
1. Breathe – take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
2. Eat – consume food for energy.
3. Grow – increase in size or develop over time.
4. Move – change position or location (can be voluntary or involuntary).
5. Excrete – remove waste products from the body.
6. Reproduce – produce offspring.
7. Sensitive – respond to stimuli (like light, touch, sound).

Now, let’s analyze each image and match it to the correct word:

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1. Image: Cat sitting in a litter box

- This is likely showing the cat using the litter box, which is related to waste removal.
- ✔ Match: excrete

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2. Image: Hen with chicks

- The hen is with her babies — this shows reproduction (producing offspring).
- ✔ Match: reproduce

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3. Image: Woman breathing deeply (face up)

- She appears to be inhaling air — clearly showing breathing.
- ✔ Match: breathe

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4. Image: Seedlings growing from soil

- These plants are increasing in size — this is growth.
- ✔ Match: grow

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5. Image: Animal (possibly a bat or creature) under a rock, possibly defecating?

- The image shows something near a rock, and there might be droppings nearby. It looks like waste being removed.
- ✔ Match: excrete

> Wait — we already used "excrete" for the cat. But if both images show waste, maybe one is more obvious?

Let’s double-check.

Actually, looking at the fifth image: a bat-like animal under a rock, and below it seems to be droppings. That's excretion.

But the first image (cat) is also excreting.

Wait — perhaps one of them is not excrete?

Let’s re-evaluate.

Hold on — actually, the fifth image might be not about excreting, but rather being sensitive or moving?

Wait — no. Let’s look again carefully.

Wait — the fifth image shows a small animal (maybe a bat or mouse) hiding under a rock — possibly reacting to danger? Or just resting?

But the most likely interpretation is that it’s hiding, which could relate to sensitivity — responding to stimuli (like fear).

But the first image (cat in litter box) is clearly excrete.

So maybe the fifth image is not excrete?

Let’s go back.

Wait — actually, only one of the words can be used once. So we need to assign each word only once.

Let’s list all the pictures in order:

1. Cat in litter box → excrete
2. Hen with chicks → reproduce
3. Woman breathing → breathe
4. Seedlings growing → grow
5. Animal under rock → ?
6. Panda eating bamboo → eat
7. Girl jumping/dancing → move

Now, the remaining word is sensitive.

So the fifth image (animal under rock) — what does it show?

It might be showing response to environment — like hiding from danger. That’s sensitivity — responding to stimuli.

So:

✔ 5th image: sensitive

Then the last one:

7. Girl jumping → clearly move

And 6. Panda eating → eat

Let’s confirm all matches:

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Final Matching:

1. Cat in litter box → excrete
2. Hen with chicks → reproduce
3. Woman breathing → breathe
4. Seedlings growing → grow
5. Animal under rock → sensitive (responding to stimulus)
6. Panda eating bamboo → eat
7. Girl jumping → move

✔ All seven characteristics are used exactly once.

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Answer Key:

| Picture | Correct Word |
|--------|------------------|
| Cat in litter box | excrete |
| Hen with chicks | reproduce |
| Woman breathing | breathe |
| Seedlings growing | grow |
| Animal under rock | sensitive |
| Panda eating | eat |
| Girl jumping | move |

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Explanation:

- Excrete: Living things remove waste (e.g., cats use litter boxes).
- Reproduce: Living things make offspring (hen with chicks).
- Breathe: Take in oxygen (woman breathing).
- Grow: Increase in size (seedlings sprouting).
- Sensitive: Respond to stimuli (animal hiding under rock, possibly from danger).
- Eat: Consume food for energy (panda eating bamboo).
- Move: Change position (girl jumping).

This matches all seven characteristics of life! ✔