Science : Living and Non-Living Things

The plant bends towards the sun. This shows that living things __________________

• need air, food and water.

• grow

• respond to changes around them

• reproduce

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Which one of the things above has been classified wrongly?

• ice

• fan

• tree

• cloud

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Plants are non-living things because they do not move from place to place.

• True

• False

The number of fish in the pond has increased. Which one of the following best explains this increase?

• Living things grow old and die.

• Living things need food and water.

• Living things reproduce.

• Living things respond to changes around them.

Dru carried out an experiment with some green beans under different conditions. The diagrams illustrate his observations after four days.

What does this experiment show?

• The beans are non-living things.

• The beans need water to grow.

• The beans only grow in soil.

• The beans can grow without water.

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Living things are things that are ____________.

• alive

• not alive

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Plants obtain their food by trapping (a)   to make food.

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The things around us can be classified based on their (a)   .

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We may classify non-living things according to these characteristics EXCEPT

• shape

• colour

• how they reproduce

• size

A hen lays eggs that hatch into chicks. This shows that living things _________________.

• move

• respond to changes around them

• grow

• reproduce

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