Select the living thing.
flower pot crocodile
All living things need food and water. Water helps living things break down food and remove waste. Food gives living things energy. Living things use this energy to grow and change. All living things grow and change during their lives.
All living things sense changes in the world around them. Living things might sense changes by seeing, smelling, hearing, or feeling. Living things can respond to the changes they sense.
A flower pot is not a living thing.
Flower pots do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to the world around them. They do not need food or water.
A crocodile is a living thing.
Crocodiles grow and respond to the world around them. They need food and water.