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Living and non living things for kids

In the video you will get the answers to the following questions.

Q. What are Living and non living things?
Q. Examples of living and non living things
Q. Characteristics of living things and non living things

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We can find many things around us, from mountains and oceans to plants and animals. The earth in which we live is made up of several things.  These “things” can be categorized into two different types – Living and Non-living Things.

All living things breathe, eat, grow, move, reproduce and have senses.Non-living things do not eat, grow, breathe, move and reproduce. They do not have senses.


Living things: Living things are things that are alive. Animals and plants are living things.

Characteristics of living things:

All living things move. Animals run. Birds fly. Fishes swim. Even plants shows movement. If you touch the leaves of the mimosa (touch-me-not) plant, the leaves immediately closes.
All living things grow. A human baby grows into a young child and then to an adult. A seed grows into a new plant and then it may grow to become a tree. All animals and plants undergoes changes as they grow during their lifetime.
All living things need food. Human being, plants and animals need food to grow, move and keep their bodies fit and healthy.
Living things breathe. Human being and many animals breathe through their nose. Fishes breathe through their gills. Plants breathe through a small openings in their leaves calledstomata.
Living things feel changes around them. Human being and animals feel changes around them with the help of their sense organs These sense organs are eyes, nose, ears, tongue and skin. Some plants also feel changes such as mimosa plant as mentioned above.Living things reproduce and have babies. 
All living things either give birth to their young ones or lay eggs. Human being, cows, goat, lion and elephant give birth to babies. Birds, snakes, crocodiles, tortoises and lizards lay eggs. Babies hatch from these eggs. Plants reproduce from seeds. Seeds then grow into a plant.

Non-living things: Non-living things are things that are not alive. They do not move. They do not grow. They do not need food. Examples of non-living things are chair, television, car, utensils, pen, etc.