Living and non living things Sự sống Phân biệt vật sống và vật không sống We can find many things around us, from mountains and oceans to plants and animals. The earth in which we live is made up of several things. These “things” can be categorized into two different types – Living and Nonliving Things. All living things breathe, eat, grow, move, reproduce and have senses. Nonliving things do not eat, grow, breathe, move and reproduce. They do not have senses. Living things have “life,” though some might not show its evident signs. For instance, a tree would probably not react the same way a human would. It would not react when we hit it, and it might not be able to walk around. Though the signs of life displayed by them are not very observable, it does not make them nonliving. Let us have a detailed look at the important characteristics of living and nonliving things and the difference between the two.
Characteristics Of Living & Nonliving things www.ecosystemforkids.com Nonliving things Living things Differences between living & nonliving things Living Things Non living things • Living things are the creatures that are alive and made up of cells • Non-living things refers to objects or items, that not exhibit any sign of life • They are organized • No form of organization • They sense things and react to external stimulus E.g smell, touch, light etc • Non-living things not sense things Differences between living & nonliving things Living Things Non living things • They need food to get energy so as to carry out their activities e.g movement, growth, etc • They not eat and thus remain the same E.g your camera, TV, radio not need eat • Living things are born, grow and die • They not grow and tend to stay the same • Movement: living things move in search of food, company etc • They not move on their own Differences between living & nonliving things Living Things Non living things • They breathe in different ways • They not breathe since they not grow • Living things reproduce e.g through birth or seeds that grow • They not reproduce e.g a piece or rock does not make children • Evolution: living things go through the process of adaptation and evolution • Nonliving things not adapt and evolve Characteristics Of Living & Nonliving things www.ecosystemforkids.com