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Living vs. Non-Living Things

Year 5 Science — Biological Sciences

Living and non-living things illustration

🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

We Are Learning To: Identify the characteristics of living things.

I can:

☐   List at least three characteristics that define living things.

☐   Tell the difference between living and non-living things.

☐   Answer questions about living things with at least 80% accuracy.

📖 Remember This!

Living things have 5 key characteristics:

🏃 Movement — they move on their own  |  🌱 Growth — they grow bigger  |  👶 Reproduction — they make offspring

👁️ Response — they react to things around them  |  💨 Respiration — they use energy (breathe)

✅ Part 1: Multiple Choice

Circle the one best answer for each question.

1. 🐶   Which of these is a living thing?

A rock

A dog

A toy car

A plastic bottle

2. 🌿   How many characteristics do living things have?

2

3

5

10

3. 🌸   A flower grows from a seed into a big plant. Which characteristic does this show?

Reproduction

Growth

Movement

Response

4. 🪨   A rock does NOT move on its own, does NOT grow, and does NOT reproduce. What does this tell us?

It is a living thing

It is a non-living thing

It is an animal

It is a plant

5. 🌻   A sunflower turns to face the sun. Which characteristic is this?

Respiration

Reproduction

Response to stimuli

Movement

6. 🐱   A cat has kittens. Which characteristic does this show?

Growth

Respiration

Reproduction

Response

🔍 Part 2: Living or Non-Living?

Tick the correct box for each item below.

7. Look at each item. Is it Living or Non-Living?

🐠 A fish   

Living    
Non-Living

🪑 A wooden chair   

Living    
Non-Living

🌳 A gum tree   

Living    
Non-Living

💧 Water   

Living    
Non-Living

🐛 A caterpillar   

Living    
Non-Living

8. 🤔   Which two characteristics do ALL living things share?

They all have wings and can fly

They all grow and reproduce

They all live in water and need sunlight

They all move fast and make sounds

9. 🏆   My favourite fact I learned today about living things is:

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