Question

Look around you and identify the living organisms that surround you. What makes them
similar to one another? What makes them different?

Answer 1

The living organisms near me are other humans, cat, dog, mosquito and plants.

How are the living organisms similar to each other?

• Living organisms are similar to each other as all of them perform the basic seven life processes.
• All organisms breath, move, reproduce, show sensitivity, take in nutrition, carry out excretion, and growth.
• Each living organism is made up of a cell or cells.

How are the living organisms different?

• The method of carrying out the seven life processes is different for organisms.
• Plants take in carbon dioxide and give away oxygen whereas humans, cats, dogs take in oxygen and give away carbon dioxide.
• The plants reproduce by pollination methods whereas humans, cats, dog do not undergo pollination.