Living Things Worksheet
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Living Things Worksheet
Clue file: the creek reserve
Matilda visits a creek reserve after rain. She notices a gum tree growing taller, a magpie building a nest, a mushroom on a damp log, and a smooth stone beside the path. A toy boat floats in the creek. The tree, magpie and mushroom are living things: they grow and carry out life processes. The stone and toy boat are non-living. A fallen log was once part of a living tree, but it is no longer alive.
Sort the clues
Use evidence about life, not just whether something moves. A vehicle can move but is not alive; a plant may stay in one place and still be alive.
- Gum tree, magpie and mushroom
- Stone, toy boat and log
- Magpie, stone and toy boat
- Gum tree, toy boat and stone
Living things need resources
Different living things need different resources. Animals need food, water and air. Plants need water, air, light and suitable conditions to grow. Fungi, such as mushrooms, obtain nutrients from other organic material.
- It makes all its food from sunlight like a plant.
- It gets nutrients from organic material, such as the log.
- It does not need nutrients because it is not an animal.
- It drinks food directly from the creek.
Classify and explain
Living things include animals, plants and fungi. Grouping them helps us notice similarities and differences.
- Kookaburra
- Wattle
- Bracket fungus
- Plant
- Fungus
- Animal
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