Diversity of Living and Non-living Things Flashcards
Learning outcomes: 1. Observe a variety of living things and non-living things. 2. Infer the differences between them. 3. Describe the characteristics of living things. 4. Classify living things into broad groups based on similarities and differences of their characteristics. (12 cards)
1.
(a) Diversity is the great ____________ of things in the world.
(b) Things around us can be ____________ as living or non-living things.
(a) variety
(b) classified
2.
(a) Living things need ______, __________ and __________ to survive.
(b) They can _______ and ____________(have young).
(c) They can ___________ to changes around them.
(a) air, water and food
(b) grow and reproduce
(c) respond
3.
(a) Things can be classified based on their common _______________ (i.e. what things have or can do). Examples include shape, size and colour.
(b) When we classify things, we put things with similar characteristics into the _______ group and things with different characteristics into different groups.
(a) characteristics
(b) same
4.
The 4 big groups of living things are:
(a) ________ (b) ___________
(c) ________ (d) ___________
(a) plants (b) animals
(c) fungi (d) bacteria
- (a) Plants have a green substance that allows them to make their own _______ in the presence of sunlight.
(b) Animals cannot make their own food. They have to eat other living things to stay _________.
(a) food
(b) alive
6.
(a) Fungi absorb nutrients from other living things, _____ or alive. They reproduce by spores.
(b) Bacteria are very tiny and simple organisms. They can only be seen under a ___________.
(a) dead
(b) microscope
7.
(a) Living things reproduce (have young) to ensure the continuity of their own _______.
(b) Animals can reproduce by giving birth or laying _____. E.g. a female cat reproduces by giving birth to kittens.
(a) kind
(b) eggs
8.
(a) An adult bean plant reproduces by bearing fruit containing _______ inside.
(b) The seeds germinate into seedlings which grow into adult _______.
(a) seeds
(b) plants
9.
(a) Living things can _______. E.g. babies grow up to become adults.
(b) As living things grow, they become bigger. Some living things __________ a little as they grow. Some living things change greatly as they grow.
(a) grow
(b) change
10.
(a) Living things can _____________. Some animals have young that look like the parents. E.g. dogs and cats.
(b) The young of some animals do not ___________ the adult animals at all. E.g. butterflies and frogs.
(a) reproduce
(b) resemble / look like
11.
(a) Living things can _______ by themselves. Animals can move from one place to another. E.g. fish swims, horse gallops and bird flies.
(b) Plants can also move but they do not move as ______ or as much as animals. E.g. leaves of plants move towards sunlight while their roots grow towards water.
(a) move
(b) fast
12.
(a) Non-living things can be further classified into two groups. Those that were either once alive or those that were ________ alive.
(b) Non-living things which were once alive are made from things which were _______ alive. E.g. a table is made from wood which was once a tree (living thing).
(a) never
(b) once
