Select the living thing.
shoe piano barrel cactus pushpin
All living things are made up of cells. Plants, animals, and some fungi have many cells. Other living things are made up of just one cell.
All living things need food and water. Water helps living things break down food and remove waste. Food gives living things energy. They use energy from food to grow and change.
All living things sense changes in their environment. Living things might sense changes by seeing, smelling, hearing, or feeling. Living things can respond to the changes they sense.
A shoe is not a living thing.
Shoes do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water.
A barrel cactus is a living thing.
Barrel cacti grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water. Barrel cacti are made up of many cells.
Barrel cacti are plants. They make their own food using water, carbon dioxide, and energy from sunlight.
A pushpin is not a living thing.
Pushpins do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water.
A piano is not a living thing.
Pianos do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water.