Na m e : ___ _
Directions:
Date:
Write each characteristic of animals in the left shape, the characteristic of plants in
the right shape, and characteristics of both animals and plants in the space where
the two shapes overlap.
Classifying is an important scientific procedure.
It’s putting things into groups according to
their characteristics.
Need shelter Have roots
Eat meat and/or plants Can be eaten by humans
Are able to move Reproduce
Need water to survive Need air to survive
Make their own food Grow
Turn sunlight into energy Eliminate waste from their bodies
Animals
Both
Plants