what are the characteristics of living thing explain growth movement and lifespan in an organism Share with your friends Share 0 Joel Onditi answered this Growth movement and lifespan 1 View Full Answer Joel Onditi answered this Growthmovementandlifespan 0 Cletus Osieme Ezigbo answered this For growth: The plant use photosynthesis to grow. For movement: The plant moves either hydrotropism or thermotropism. For lifespa: Theplant has three typeso of lifespan includes annual, biannual, perennial 0