LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS

The things we see around us can be divided into two groups, living and non-living.

WHAT ARE LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS ?

Living things are things around us which are able to eat grow, move, respire or breath as well as excrete. A Non living thing is the opposite of a living thing. These things don’t have the characteristics of living things.

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

GROW

RESPIRE OR

BREATH

EXCRETE

EAT

MOVE

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

MOVEMENT

All living things need the ability to move. For example, a girl walking

GROW

All living things need to grow and stay

healthy therefore they can take insubstances such as food and energy

to stayhealthy for example, humans from a

baby tobig boy.

RESPIREAll living things must be able to

exchange gasses with the atmosphere, which is called respiration. Living things must take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

ExcreteThis is the removal of waste from the

body. For example your sweat. This is important as waste are harmful.

ReproduceReproducing is the process of giving birth.

A cat gives birth to a kitten and human gives birth to children. Plants reproduce foods.

EXAMPLES LIVING THINGS People are living

things A cat is a living

thing

EXAMPLE OF LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS

A ball is a non- living thing A car is a non living thing

LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS VIDEO

WHAT ARE LIVING THINGS?

Please select the correct answer (

A) Living things are things around us which are able to grow, move, respire, excrete and eat

(B) Living things do not grow, eat, respire, move nor excrete

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A LIVING THINGS?

WHICH CHARACTERISTICS DOSE NOT BELONG TO THE GROUP

Grow

Respire

excrete

Do not respire

Reproduce

eat

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