This document discusses living things and how they are classified. It outlines the seven characteristics that define living things using the mnemonic MRS GREN which stands for Movement, Reproduction, Sensitivity, Growth, Respiration, Excretion, and Nutrition. It also describes the five kingdoms that living things are classified into - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia - providing examples of each. The document instructs readers to make lists of the seven characteristics and five kingdoms and choose one kingdom to research further.