LIVING THING
LIVING THINGS
What is a living thing?
• It is any organism or a life form that possesses or shows the characteristics
of life or being alive.
• Living organisms are made up of cells.
• Cells are the structural and functional units of all living organisms.
EXAMPLES OF LIVING THINGS
1. PLANT
2. ANIMALS
3. BIRDS
4. FISHES
5. INSECTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Living things are made up of a cell or cells.
• They obtain and use energy to survive.
• A unique ability to reproduce, grow, metabolize, respond to stimuli, adapt
to the environment, move, and respire.
• Ability to Interact.
• The Process of Respiration.
• The Art of Reproduction.
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
Ability to Interact
•A living organism will interact with another living organism -- whether it is
the same type of organism, a threat or a neutral organism, there is some
form of interaction between the two.
•For example, flowers interact with bees by releasing pollen to it.
The Process of Respiration
•Respiration is more than just breathing. It represents the ability of a living
organism to convert energy to feed the cells, using oxygen to break down
sugars and produce carbon dioxide as a by-product expelled during
exhalation
NON-LIVING THING
• Non-living things are not alive.
• Non-living things do not have a life span.
• Examples of non-living things include stones, pens, books, cycles, bottles,
etc.
CHARACTERISTIC OF NON-LIVING THING
• Non-living things are lifeless.
• Lack of protoplasm leads means no metabolic activities.
• They do not have a definite and certain size of their own.
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• Non-living things “grow” by accretion. For example, A snowball .
• Non-living things never die as they do not have cells.
• Fundamental life processes such as reproduction, nutrition, excretion, etc.
are absent in non-living things.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIVING AND NON-LIVING
THINGS
Here are some of the major differences between living and non-living things:
Living Things Non-Living Things
They possess life. They do not possess life.
Living things are capable of giving
birth to their young ones. Non-living things do not reproduce.
For survival, living things depend on Non-living things have no such
water, air and food. requirements
Living things are sensitive and Non-living things are not sensitive
responsive to stimuli. and do not respond to stimuli.
Metabolic reactions constantly occur There are no metabolic reactions in
in all living things. Non-living things.
Living organisms undergo growth and Non-living things do not grow or
development. develop.
EXAMPLE OF NON
LIVING THING
• For easy differentiation between living things and non-living things, scientists
have come up with traits or characteristics that are unique to them.
.Here are some of them:
• Living beings can grow and develop.
• Living beings obtain and use energy.
• Living beings adapt to their environment.
• All living beings are made of one or more cells.
• Living beings respond to their environment or stimuli.
• All living things excrete to remove waste material from the body.
• Living beings have the ability to give birth to their young ones through the
process of reproduction.
HABITAT
• The natural environment in which a species or group of species lives.
• A particular kind of natural environment.
• An artificial environment created for an animal to live in
TYPE OF HABITAT
• AQUATIC HABITAT:
• In the simplest terms, the term aquatic habitat is used to define the water area that
inhabits the fish species and other aquatic organisms, along with the adjoining land
region that includes the vegetation. The land area serves its purpose to provide food,
shelter, shade, and security to all aquatic organisms.
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• a. MARINE HABITAT
• A marine habitat is a habitat that supports marine life. Marine life depends in some way
on the saltwater that is in the sea. A habitat is an ecological or environmental area
inhabited by one or more living species. The marine environment supports many kinds of
these habitats.
• b. FRESHWATER HABITAT
• Freshwater ecosystems are a subset of Earth's aquatic ecosystems. They include lakes,
ponds, rivers, streams, springs, bogs, and wetlands. They can be contrasted with marine
ecosystems, which have a larger salt content. Freshwater habitats can be classified by
different factors, including temperature, light penetration, nutrients, and vegetation.
[Link] HABITAT
Terrestrial habitats are geolocations such as grasslands and deserts and
include man-made habitation. Such habitats are predominantly located on
land. Man-made habitats can be biosphere or national parks.
Types of Terrestrial Habitats
The adaptation of terrestrial animals and plants are dependent on the type of
habitat they live in.
Terrestrial habitats are mainly of three types
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Tropical rainforests are home to several different types of animal species.
However, habitat features vary across tropical deciduous forests, temperate
deciduous forests and coastal coniferous forests among others.
2. Grasslands : Grasslands are divided into savannas, prairies and tundra.
Precipitation varies across these grasslands and trees are usually very scarce.
3. Deserts : Deserts receive very little rainfall, usually approximately 25 cm.
Animals living in deserts are largely nocturnal and forage for food at night.
• Arboreal Definition
• Arbor is a Latin word meaning “tree”. Thus, arboreal means “related to or
pertaining to trees”. The other similar words (synonyms) include arborous,
arboraceous, arborary. Arbiform is the word used for expressing the term
“resembling a tree”
• Arboreal animals are those animals that spend most of their life on trees. They
feed, travel, play, and sleep on trees. They prefer to grow their young ones on
the trees, which is a difficult task because the newborns are always prone to
fall on the ground from height. However, they have adapted themselves in
such a manner that these animals can now easily live on such heights.
• Examples of such animals include chameleons, lizards, green tree pythons, tree
snails, koalas, squirrels, cats, monkeys, parrots, sloths, and a variety of insects.
Leopards and goats are also considered arboreal because of their excellent
ability to climb the trees. Leopards can carry their kills to the top of trees to
avoid other predators and scavengers.
