Select the living thing.
cherry tree stop sign
All living things need food and water. Water helps living things stay healthy. Food gives living things energy. They can use this energy to grow and change. All living things grow and change during their lives. Living things can get bigger and grow new body parts.
For example, an oak tree is a living thing. It begins life as a seed. It takes in water from the soil. It makes food using energy from the sun. The oak tree gets taller and grows leaves and branches during its life.
A stop sign is not a living thing.
Stop signs do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow. They do not need food or water.
A cherry tree is a living thing.
Cherry trees grow and change. They need food and water.
Cherry trees are plants. They make their own food using water, air, and energy from sunlight.