Movement
All or part of the living object can move
Respiration
Living things obtain energy from food during respiration
Sense of the environment
Living things respond to changes in their environment
Circulation
Living things circulate gases and other chemicals
Growth
Living things grow
Reproduction
Living things produce new offspring
Excretion
Living things are able to get rid of waste products from their bodies
Nutrition
Living things can make their own food or obtain it by eating other living or once living things