Diversity of Living aND NON-LIVING THINGS

1) Describe the characteristics of living things

• need water, food and air to survive
• can grow, respond and reproduce

2) Recognise broad groups of living things

• plants:  flowering and non-flowering
• animals:  amphibians, birds, fish, insects mammals, reptiles
• fungi:  mould, mushroom, yeast
• bacteria

DIVERSITY OF MATERIALS

3) Compare physical properties of materials

• Strength:  is its ability to be subjected to loads without breaking.
• Flexibility:  is its ability to bend without breaking.
• Waterproof:  when it does not absorb water.
• Transparency:  refers to whether the material allows most/some or no light to pass through.

Summary

You should know:

• ​there is a great variety of living and non-living things around us.
  
• man can classify living an non-living things based on their similarities and differences to better understand them.
• maintaining the diversity of living things around us ensure their continual survival.