Select the living thing.
soccer ball paper clip crayon crab
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 paper clip is not a living thing.
Paper clips 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 soccer ball is not a living thing.
Soccer balls 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 crayon is not a living thing.
Crayons 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 crab is a living thing.
Crabs grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water. Crabs are made up of many cells.
Crabs are animals. Some crabs live in oceans. Other crabs live in freshwater or on land.