Living and Non-Living Things Quiz

Which of the following is a characteristic of living things?

• Made of metal

• Can grow and move

• Never changes

• Made by humans

Which of these is a non-living thing?

• A tree

• A lizard

• A rock

• A dog

What is one thing all living things need to survive?

• Plastic

• Water

• Clothes

• Toys

Which of the following is once-living?

• Paper

• Gold

• Plastic bottle

• Rock

An egg is:

• Non-living

• Once-living

• Living

• A product of a living thing

Which group does an eagle belong to?

• Reptile

• Amphibian

• Mammal

• bird

What does “observable features” mean?

• Things we can imagine

• Things we can see

• Things we can hear

• Things we can smell

What does it mean if something is a product of a living thing?

• It was never alive

• It grew by itself

• It came from a living thing

• It lives forever

How do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples often group living things?

• By where they live

• By how useful they are

• By what they eat

• By their colour

Which of these is a mammal?

• Frog

• Whale

• Snake

• Chicken