LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

In nature, there are living things and non-living things.

People, animals and plants are living things.

Rocks, air and wind are non-living things.

Living things have the following characteristics:

- They are born from other living things.
- They eat.
- They react to their environment.
- They grow.
- They reproduce.

- Finally, they die.

LIFE PROCESSES

There are three basic life processes:

Nutrition
Living things eat food, which contains nutrients.
Nutrients are substances which provide energy.

Sensitivity
Living things react to their environment.

Reproduction
Living things have offspring.
Many living things need a mate to reproduce.
New living things replace the ones which die.

ACTIVITY 1

MATCH AND WRITE THE SENTENCES.

1. Living things                     a. provide energy
2. Non-living things              b. basic life processes.
3. Nutrients                          c. are born and die.
4. Animals                           d. do not reproduce.
5. There are three                 e. are living things.