This document discusses characteristics of living things and provides examples. It begins by listing different living things like a calf, octopus, apple tree, and butterfly. It then discusses key characteristics of living things: they are born, grow, reproduce, and die. The document further explores how different animals move, protect their bodies, and eat depending on whether they are herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores. Examples of each type of eating pattern are given like goats that are herbivores and eagles that are carnivores.