Home / Worksheets / Grade 5 / Science / Organism Characteristics Worksheet

Organism Characteristics Worksheet

Explore the characteristics of living and non-living things with this Grade 5 science worksheet. Identify key traits that define life and differentiate organisms from inanimate objects.

Grade 5 Science BiologyOrganism Characteristics
Use This Worksheet

Includes

Multiple ChoiceTrue / FalseFill in the BlanksShort Answer

Standards

5-LS1-15-LS2-1

Topics

sciencebiologyorganismsliving thingsnon-living thingsgrade 5
6 sections · Free to use · Printable
← More Science worksheets for Grade 5

Organism Characteristics

Name:

Date:

Score:

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

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

a

They can fly.

b

They need energy to live.

c

They are made of metal.

d

They can talk.

2. A rock is considered a non-living thing because it does not:

a

Have a shape.

b

Move on its own.

c

Grow or reproduce.

d

Both b and c.

1. All living things need water to survive.

T

True

F

False

2. Plants are not considered living organisms because they do not move.

T

True

F

False

1. Living things grow,  , and respond to their environment.

2. Non-living things do not have cells and do not need  .

1. List three characteristics that all living things share.

2. Explain the difference between a living thing and a non-living thing.