The characteristics of living organisms are:
Growth and development- Young organisms (plants and animals) grow and become adults.
Movement- Animals exhibit a wide range of movements, while plants cannot as they are immobile.
Reproduction- The process by which new organisms (offsprings) are produced from organisms of an equivalent kind.
Respiration- Oxygen is employed for the oxidation of food and CO2 is produced.
Responsiveness- All living organisms respond to light, heat and therefore the changes around them.
Excretion- The method by which metabolic wastes and other non-useful, toxic wastes compounds containing ammonia are eliminated from an organism is named excretion. Plants also remove their wastes.
Adaptation- Changes within the structure or behaviour of an organism that allows it to survive in a particular habitat are called adaptations.
Final Answer:-
Hence, the characteristics of living organisms viz., growth, movement, reproduction, respiration,
responsiveness, excretion and adaptation are described as above.