Select the living thing.
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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.
Clay is not a living thing.
Clay does not have all of the traits of a living thing. It can be formed into different shapes, but it does not grow or respond to the world around it. It does not need food or water.
A swing set is not a living thing.
Swing sets 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.
Paramecia are living things.
Paramecia grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water.
Paramecia are made up of just one cell. On average, paramecia are 200 micrometers long. That's just twice the width of a human hair!
A moai is not a living thing.
A moai is a statue that is shaped like a face. But it does not have all the traits of a living thing. It does not grow or respond to the world around it. It does not need food or water.