Home / Worksheets / Grade 4 / Science / Characteristics of Living Things

Characteristics of Living Things

A Grade 4 science worksheet exploring the fundamental characteristics that define living organisms, including growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli.

Grade 4 Science BiologyCharacteristics of Living Things
Use This Worksheet

Includes

Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / False2 Short AnswerImage

Standards

5-LS1-1

Topics

sciencebiologyliving thingsgrade 4
8 sections · Free to use · Printable
← More Science worksheets for Grade 4

Characteristics of Living Things

Name:

Date:

Score:

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of the characteristics of living things.

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

a

They grow

b

They reproduce

c

They are made of metal

d

They need energy

2. What do living things do when they make more of their own kind?

a

Eat

b

Reproduce

c

Move

d

Sleep

1. All living things need   to live and grow.

2. Living things   to changes in their environment.

1. Rocks are living things because they can be moved by wind and water.

T

True

F

False

2. A plant is a living thing because it grows and needs sunlight.

T

True

F

False

1. Name two things that all living organisms need to survive.

2. Look at the image above. How does the baby show characteristics of a living thing?