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 giant clam is a living thing.
Giant clams grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water. Giant clams are made up of many cells.
Giant clams are animals. They live in large shells that are attached to the ocean floor.
A cell phone is not a living thing.
A cell phone does not have all the traits of a living thing. It does many useful things, and even responds to the world around it. But it does not grow. It does not need food or water.
A paper airplane is not a living thing.
Paper airplanes 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.