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Living and Nonliving Things Worksheet

Explore the characteristics of living and nonliving things with this engaging worksheet for Grade 4 science students.

Grade 4 Science BiologyLiving and Non Living Things
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Living and Nonliving Things

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

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of all living things?

a

They can be made of metal.

b

They need food, water, and air.

c

They are always very large.

d

They do not grow or change.

2. Which of these is a nonliving thing?

a

A tree

b

A cat

c

A rock

d

A human

1. All living things can move on their own.

T

True

F

False

2. Nonliving things do not grow or reproduce.

T

True

F

False

1. Living things need  , water, and air to survive.

2. A   is an example of a nonliving thing.

3. All living things can   and change over time.

1. List three characteristics of living things.

2. Explain the difference between a living thing and a nonliving thing.

Match each item on the left with its correct classification on the right.

1. Flower

 

a. Nonliving

2. Chair

 

b. Living

3. Bird

 

c. Nonliving

4. Water

 

d. Living

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

reproduce
grow
energy
respond

1. Living things need   to carry out their life processes.

2. Plants and animals can   to make more of their kind.

3. A key characteristic of living things is that they can   to their environment.

4. Babies and young animals will   and get bigger.