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Living things move

All living things show movement. Most of them like animals and humans can
move on their own from one place to another. Plants cannot move from place
to place. They show movement in the form of bending and turning towards light

or water. We can see movement in plants only through some of their parts. For
example, the leaves of a touch-me-not (Mimosa) plant shows a quick movement
when touched. The sunfl ower always faces towards the

sun. Roots of a plant grow downwards, and its stem grows Did You Know!
upwards. The touch-me-not

plant also closes its
Animals move from place to place in search of food, shelter
leaves during night
and to protect themselves from their enemies. For example, time and reopens in
birds fl y, dogs and cats walk and run. Humans can walk, the morning.
run, jump, etc. to move.

stem

root

plants grow upwards and downwards birds fl y humans walk

Living things show movement

Living things grow

All living things grow with time using the energy
they get from food. Human and animal babies

slowly grow into adults. For example, a small
child grows into an adult with time. A puppy

grows into a dog and a cub grows into a lion. In
the same way, plants also show growth. Seeds

grow into saplings which then develop into fully puppy dog
grown big plants. Growth in dog

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