1. Unit 1 – Life Sciences: Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems
What characteristics do you think determine if something is alive?
Science 8 – Mr Palmer

2. Living Things Today we will learn what living things are.
You will learn the characteristics of living things.
These 6 characteristics are true of all living things.
You will use this to categorize pictures as either living or non-living.

3. This cow is alive

4. This rock is not alive

5. This tree is alive

6. This car is not alive

7. This mushroom is alive

8. This computer is not alive

9. This bacteria is alive

10. This diamond is not alive

11. This sea star is alive

12. This sun is not alive

13. Living things have cells
Tree: Cells:

14. Non-living things do not have cells
Rock: Crystals:

15. Living things reproduce

16. Non-living things do not reproduce

17. Living things sense and respond to changes
Running deer: Standing deer: Bang:

18. Non-living things do not sense and respond to change
Couch: Bang:

19. Living things grow and develop
Puppy: Dog:

20. Non-living things do not grow and do not develop
Lamp:

21. Living things use energy

22. Non-living things do no use energy

23. Living things move

24. Non-living things do not move

25. And now a quiz! Look at each picture.
Think about what is true of all living things.
Remember, to be a living thing, something must have all 6 characteristics:
move sense and respond to change
use energy grow and develop
reproduce have one or more cells
Answer each of the following as “living” or “non-living.”

26. Is this flower a living thing?

27. Is this river a living thing?

28. Is this airplane a living thing?

29. Is this bird a living thing?

30. Is this cloud a living thing?

31. The End