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Living vs. Non-Living Things
Living things carry out life processes. They move, grow, reproduce, respond to their surroundings and respire to release energy. A thing can be alive without moving from place to place: plants, for example, respond to light and grow.
Choose the best answer
Circle one answer for each question.
1.At the regeneration site, which item is a living thing?
- A smooth rock
- A young gum tree
- A metal drink bottle
- A wooden stake
2.Which list names the five life processes used in this worksheet?
- Movement, growth, reproduction, response and respiration
- Flying, sleeping, hunting, hiding and swimming
- Eating, running, seeing, hearing and speaking
- Growing, shining, melting, rusting and breaking
3.A seedling becomes taller over several weeks. Which life process is it showing?
- Respiration
- Growth
- Reproduction
- Response
4.A wattle plant bends towards a bright patch of sunlight. What does this best show?
- A response to its surroundings
- Reproduction
- Respiration
- Making a seed
5.A female bird lays eggs that hatch into young birds. Which life process does this show?
- Movement
- Response
- Reproduction
- Growth
6.Why is a rock not classified as living, even though it can be moved downhill by rain?
- It does not carry out life processes by itself
- It is smaller than a tree
- It can be found outdoors
- It changes position sometimes
Classify the items
Write each item under the correct heading. A wooden object came from a living thing, but it is no longer alive.
7.Classify each item as living or non-living: a magpie, a fallen gum leaf, a plastic tub, a mushroom and a puddle.
- Magpie
- Fallen gum leaf
- Plastic tub
- Mushroom
- Puddle
- Non-living
- Non-living
- Living
- Non-living
- Living
Connect the life process
Match each observation to the life process it demonstrates.
8.Match each observation to the correct life process. Use each process name once.
- A lizard walks across a log
- A young tree becomes taller
- A plant produces seeds
- A person pulls a hand away from a hot surface
- An animal's cells release energy from food
- Growth
- Reproduction
- Response
- Respiration
- Movement
9.During a bush regeneration day, Zach notices a caterpillar feeding on a leaf. Give two reasons the caterpillar is living.
10.A wooden marker was once part of a tree. Explain why the marker itself is now non-living.
11.A gum tree stays in one place, while a bird flies between branches. Explain how both can still be living things.
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