Living things vital functions and behavior

As we know, the things around us are either living things or non-living things. we can identify them into this two category based on their characteristics.


For living things, the vital functions of living things are breathe, eat and reproduce. While, the non-living things are do not breathe, do not eat and do not have the ability to reproduce.


Thus, when we want to identify the things around us into living things or non-living things, we may ask ourselves is that the things can breathe, need to eat and have the ability to reproduce. When the things are match and fulfill these characteristics, we can confirm that the things are living things.


Those characteristics are vital function that caused the living things to survive. Although these things can be classify as living things, they have different kinds of behavior. For example, the human beings, animals and plants which are living things have different kinds of behavior. The plants are unable to move from one place to another as human beings and animals do. However, they can move simple movement such as breathe, eat and reproduce.


As it can be concluded that the vital function are important in order to help the living things to survive. Moreover, the living things are behave differently.


The following video had giving explanation about the main characteristics of living things.

Living and Non-Living things that around us

Living and Nonliving things are surrounding us. 

No matter is in the market, house, classroom, park, zoo and so on, the environment that surrounding us have a lot of things that are either living or non-living things. 

For example, in the park, there have many plants, flowers, bench and grass. while, in the market, the things that around us got clothes and fruits and vegetables. In the home, the things that around us has clock,door, windows, table, chairs, stairs and television.In the classroom, the things that surrounding us has board, chair, desk, ink, pen and bags. 

As it can be seen that no matter where we are, we are surrounding by a lot of things. While, all of these things are either living or non-living. 

Plants and animals are living things. while, all things other than plants and animals are non-living things. For example, cup, television, scissors, ball, fan and bulb. 

How we can identify and classify those things that are around us into living or non-living??? 

By understand the characteristics of the things around us, we may able to identify and classify those things into living and non-living things.  

The characteristics that differentiate the livings things from non-living things are the living things are able to move, while, non-living things cannot move by themselves but can be made mobile. Moreover, living things can be reproduce and growth in size. Living things such as human beings and animals need food, water and air to survive and live. For plant, it require sunlight to grow and need water to live. 

Unit 1 Living Things and Non-living Things

This video can be used as the opening when teaching the unit 1, which is living things and non-living things, in order to attract pupils. This video also will enable to motivate pupils brain thinking. 

Pupils may try to find out and understand what is the living things and nonliving things that around them. Pupils may also try to find out the differentiation between them. This will enables them to understand the characteristics between the living things and nonliving things.