Living things and their needs
What is the difference between the
two pictures?
Living things
Living things are called
organisms
How are all organisms a like ?
1)They grow
All living organisms use energy to
grow.
Plants
Animals
Human
Human life cycle
stages
Newborn
from( 0-3 months)
Toddler
from (1-4 years)
Child
Teenager
Adult
Old age
2)They reproduce
Living things make more of their
kind.
Human
Animals
some animals give birth
Some animals lay eggs
Plants
Reproduce by making seeds
3)They respond
Living things respond (act) to
the world
around them .
Examples:
a) Plants in a shade bends towards
light
b) When a bird sees a cat and feels
danger it may fly
Non-living things
1)They don’t grow .
2) They don’t respond (act or
move) .
3) They don’t reproduce.
Non-Living things
Once alive
All living and non living things that
surround an organism called
Environment
What do Living things need?
1)Water
2)Space
3)Food
4)Gases
WATER
It is very important as it transports
(moves) food throughout the body.
Did you know that more than half of
our body is water?
•Drinking 8 glasses of water
every day is a must
Water transports (moves) food
throughout the body (blood)
The plant
Spaces
animals need spaces to:
Move
Find
food
Whales need oceans
But for the goldfish a
glass jar is enough
Plants need space to:
Grow
FOOD
Living organisms
need food to get
energy to grow
Animals: some animals eat other
living organisms
some animals eat plants
Plants : make their own
food by using the energy of
sunlight
Gases
oxygen
Water Air
Animals breathe oxygen from air
by their lungs
People and animals breathe through
the lungs
Animals breathe oxygen from
water by their gills
Fish breathe through the gills
The plants
Plants use carbon dioxide to make
their food and give us oxygen

Living things and their needs