Grade-3 Science, Chapter-1 Living and Non-living Things


Chapter 1
Topic:  Living and Non-living Things

Section A

Q. What are living things?
Ans- Things that have life are called as living things. They need air, water and food to live.

Q. What are non-living things?
Ans- Things that do not have life are called as non-living things. They do not need air, water or food.

Write whether the statements are true or false:
1.   Animals can move to different places.  True
2.   Plants can move to different places.   False
3.   Plants can multiply.  True
4.   A book can breathe.     False
5.   Water is a living thing.  False

Unscramble the letters to reveal three things that all living things can do.

E V O M    
MOVE
O R G W
 GROW
E C P R O E R U D
 REPRODUCE

Section B

Imagine you are in a pet shop!
List the living and nonliving things that you would most likely observe, in the table below:


Living things
Non-living things
Dog
Pet Food
Cat
Treats
Fish
Toys
Bird
Collars
Rats
Leashes
Hamsters
Cat litter

Cages

aquarium

Beddings

Q. Your little sister is trying to offer food to her doll. She is upset as doll is not eating the food given to her. How will you explain your sister about why her doll is behaving this way?
Ans- Dear sister, you should not be upset if your doll is not eating the food. It is just a toy and only the living things need food to eat.

Section C
Cars can move to places but it is not a living thing.

Q. Why is it not a living thing?
Ans- Car does not have life, it does not need air, water and food to survive. It does not have feelings and emotions like living beings.

Q. Provide another example of a similar type.
Ans- Trains also move from one place to another though they are non-living.
Section D

Observe the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Identify two living things in the picture.
Vegetable sellers, Customers, Birds

Identify two non-living things in the picture.
Electric poles, baskets, houses, shops

Q. Write two characteristics of living things.
Ans- Two Characteristics of living things-
1)   Living things need air, water and food.
2)   Living things grow, move and reproduce.
Section E
(Revision Questions)
Q. Is butterfly a living thing?
Ans- Yes, butterfly is a living thing.
Q. Do living things grow?
Ans- Yes, living things grow.
Q. Do non-living things move on their own?
Ans- No, non-living things do not move on their own.
Q. Name a living thing?
Ans- Birds are living things.
Q. Is tree a living thing?
Ans- Yes, tree is a living thing. 
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