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Living and Non-Living Things

ICSE · Class 3 · Science

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Characteristics of Living Things

  • Living things can move on their own. For example, birds fly, fish swim, and humans walk.
  • All living things breathe. Humans breathe through noses, fish through gills, and plants through tiny holes called stomata.
  • Living things grow. A baby becomes an adult, and a seed grows into a big plant.
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Features of Non-Living Things

  • Non-living things do not breathe, grow, move on their own, feel, or reproduce.
  • They do not need food or water.
  • Most non-living things do not have a lifespan, meaning they don’t die like living things.
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Differences Between Living and Non-Living Things

  • Living things breathe; non-living things do not.
  • Living things grow by themselves; non-living things do not grow naturally.
  • Living things reproduce; non-living things cannot.

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