Select the living thing.
sea star backpack the Statue of Liberty iceberg
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 backpack is not a living thing.
Backpacks 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 sea star is a living thing.
Sea stars grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water. Sea stars are made up of many cells.
Sea stars are animals. They can use their arms to walk on the ocean floor.
An iceberg is not a living thing.
An iceberg does not have all the traits of a living thing. It may grow or melt in response to the world around it, but it does not need food.
The Statue of Liberty is not a living thing.
The Statue of Liberty is shaped like a person. 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.