LIVING THINGS AND NON LIVING THING
Living thing:
What is living thing?
A living thing, or organism, can be define as any entity that has life.
Examples
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Humans: People who can think and talk.
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Trees: Big plants with trunks and branches.
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Mushrooms: Fungi that grow from the ground.
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Bacteria: Tiny organisms that can live in our bodies.
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THING
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Movement: Living things can move, either by changing location or moving parts of their body.
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Respiration: They can break down food to release energy.
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Nutrition: They need food to provide energy and materials for growth and repair.
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Irritability (Response to stimuli): They can respond to changes in their environment.
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Growth: Living things grow and develop over time.
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Excretion: They can remove waste products from their bodies.
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Reproduction: They can produce new individuals of the same species.
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Development: They undergo changes throughout their life cycle.
Non-Living thing:
What is Non-living thing?
a non-living thing can be define as an object or material that does not have life.
Examples:
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Rocks: Hard, natural objects found on the ground.
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Water: A liquid that we drink and use for many purposes.
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Air: The invisible gas we breathe.
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Table: A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.
CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-LIVING THING
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They do not increase in size or change over time on their own.
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They do not consume food or produce energy.
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They cannot produce offspring or make more of themselves.
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They do not react to changes in their environment.
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They cannot move on their own.
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They are not made up of cells.
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They do not adapt to their environment over time.