Characteristics of Living Things - Worksheet | Distance Learning ... - Free Printable

Let's go through both questions step by step.

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Q.2: Label the characteristics of living organisms shown in the pictures below.

You've already correctly labeled each picture with the appropriate characteristic. Here’s a brief explanation for each:

1. Nutrition – The cat eating from a bowl shows nutrition, which is the process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and repair.

2. Movement – The horse pulling a cart demonstrates movement, which is the ability of organisms to move their body parts or entire bodies.

3. Excretion – The person standing near a toilet represents excretion, the removal of waste products from the body (like urine).

4. Reproduction – The turtle laying eggs and the plant producing seeds show reproduction, the process by which organisms produce offspring.

5. Respiration – The human lungs with air movement illustrate respiration, the process of exchanging gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to release energy.

6. Growth – The plant growing from seedling to mature sunflower shows growth, an increase in size and complexity over time.

7. Sensitivity – The hand reacting to a pinprick illustrates sensitivity (or response to stimuli), the ability to detect and respond to changes in the environment.

✔ All labels are correctly matched.

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Q.3: Write T for True or F for False

Let’s evaluate each statement:

1. All organisms are animals.
✘ F (False)
→ Organisms include animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, etc. Not all are animals.

2. All living organisms need energy.
✔ T (True)
→ Energy is essential for all life processes like movement, growth, reproduction, and respiration. Even plants get energy from sunlight via photosynthesis.

3. Unicellular organisms have all the characteristics of living things.
✔ T (True)
→ Even single-celled organisms like bacteria or amoeba carry out all life processes: nutrition, respiration, excretion, growth, reproduction, sensitivity, and movement.

4. Viruses have all the characteristics of living things.
✘ F (False)
→ Viruses are not considered living organisms because they cannot reproduce independently, do not grow, do not respire, and lack metabolism. They only become active inside host cells.

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✔ Final Answers for Q.3:

- F 1. All organisms are animals.
- T 2. All living organisms need energy.
- T 3. Unicellular organisms have all the characteristics of living things.
- F 4. Viruses have all the characteristics of living things.

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