Living And Non Living Things

Living and Non-living Things

11 September 2010

Objectives

At the end of this tutorial, you should be able:

1. Differentiate living and non-living things

2. List the different characteristics of living things

What are living things?

The things we see around can be divided into two. Living and non-living things.

Click each tab to view what living things and non-living things are.


The things we see around can be divided into two. Living and non-living things.

Click each tab to view what living things and non-living things are.

Living things are those which has the characteristics like growth, reproduction, and so on.


The things we see around can be divided into two. Living and non-living things. Click each tab to learn what living things and non-living things are.

Non-living things can be divided into two.

1. The things that were once a part of a living thing. For example: coal, Paper, and so on

2. The things that were never a part of a living thing. For example: Stones, gold, and so on.

Living things- Characteristics

The characteristics of living things are:

1. Feeding

2. Movement

3. Breathing or Respiration

4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction

Click each characteristic to learn more.



1. Feeding

2. Movement


4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction


All living things need to grow and to stay healthy. Therefore, they take substances to gain energy and stay healthy.



1. Feeding

2. Movement


4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction


All living things have the ability move. The movement can be internal or external.

Internal movement is the ability to move substance from one part of the body to another.

External movement refers to the ability to move the body from one place to another.



1. Feeding

2. Movement


4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction


The exchange of gases with the atmosphere is called respiration. It is taking oxygen in and breathing out carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.



1. Feeding

2. Movement


4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction


Excretion is the removal of waste from the body. This process is important as the wastes are harmful to the organism.



1. Feeding

2. Movement


4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction


Growth means becoming larger and complicated.

A child becoming an adult, a seedling becoming a tree are examples of growth.



1. Feeding

2. Movement


4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction


Living things react to touch, light, heat, cold, and sound.



1. Feeding

2. Movement


4. Excretion

5. Growth

6. Sensitivity

7. Reproduction


Reproduction is the process of giving birth. A cat gives birth to kitten, human beings give birth to children etc.

Summary

At the end of this tutorial, you learned to:

1. Differentiate living and non-living things

2. List the different characteristics of living things

Living And Non Living Things

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