Introduction
Living things have the ability to carry out the following activities: reproduction, movement, feeding, excretion, growth, respiration, irritability and death which make them different from non-living things. The major groups of living things are plants and animals.
Types of Activities of Living Things
- Movement: Living things like man, goat, cat, etc. move from one place to another on their own. Plants however cannot do this. They only move in response to stimuli i.e. they can move towards light or water. Animals move in several ways like running, swimming, flying, jumping, etc.
- Feeding: Living things feed to get energy to do their daily activities and to remain alive. The process of eating food to get energy is known as feeding or nutrition. Plants feed on food manufactured by themselves through the process of photosynthesis while animals depend on food manufactured by plants.
- Growth: All living things grow to become bigger. They start off in life usually much smaller than when they are mature. They increase in size and weight. Plants grow continuously throughout their life time (i.e. their growth is unlimited) while animals grow and stop at a certain stage in life (i.e. growth is limited in animals).
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