All living beings show certain characteristics which differentiate them from non-living things.
∙ Growth- All organisms derive the nutrition and utilise it to grow and develop.
∙ Reproduction- Living beings have the ability to produce new living beings like themselves.
∙ Respiration- It is a process by which living beings take in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
∙ Excretion- It is the process by which the waste substances are eliminated from the body.