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.
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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 non-living characteristics.
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of all living organisms?
They can fly.
They need energy to live.
They are made of metal.
They can talk.
2. A rock is considered a non-living thing because it does not:
Have a shape.
Move on its own.
Grow or reproduce.
Both b and c.
1. All living things need water to survive.
True
False
2. Plants are not considered living organisms because they do not move.
True
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.