{"id":3218,"date":"2022-12-13T05:04:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T05:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=3218"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:06:29","slug":"s-1-a-characteristics-of-living-things","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-1-a-characteristics-of-living-things\/","title":{"rendered":"s-1.a Characteristics Of Living Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Characteristics Of Living Things<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Living-and-Non-Living-Things.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>All living things can move on their own.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animals move to find food, escape predators, or seek shelter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plants also show movement, like growing toward sunlight (phototropism).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Living things grow in size over time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growth occurs as they consume food and convert it into energy and body mass.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example, a seed grows into a plant, and a baby animal grows into an adult.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Reproduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>All living things produce offspring, ensuring the continuation of their species.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animals give birth to babies or lay eggs, and plants produce seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Nutrition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Living things need food or nutrients to survive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animals eat plants or other animals, while plants make their own food through photosynthesis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Respiration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>All living things take in oxygen (or other gases) to break down food and release energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animals breathe using lungs, gills, or skin, while plants exchange gases through stomata.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Sensitivity to Stimuli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Living things respond to changes in their environment (stimuli).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Animals reacting to danger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plants bending toward light.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Excretion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Living things remove waste materials from their bodies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examples: Animals excrete through urine or sweat; plants release oxygen as a waste product of photosynthesis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Cells as the Basic Unit of Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14405\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.0344827586206895;width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png 590w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>All living things are made of cells.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some organisms, like bacteria, are unicellular, while others, like humans, are multicellular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Adaptation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Living things adapt to their environment to survive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For example, camels store water to live in deserts, and polar bears have thick fur for cold climates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Life Span<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Every living thing has a specific life span after which it dies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Life spans vary greatly across species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75811\/821\/115\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75814\/537\/876\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Worksheet-1-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Characteristics Of Living Things Key Notes: Movement Growth Reproduction Nutrition Respiration Sensitivity to Stimuli Living things respond to changes in their environment (stimuli). Examples include: Excretion Cells as the Basic Unit of Life Adaptation Life Span Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3218"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15374,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3218\/revisions\/15374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}