Grade 1 study

What makes something living?

A living thing grows, needs food and water, and can reproduce. Plants and animals are living because they go through a life cycle.

What makes something nonliving?

A nonliving thing does not grow, does not need food or water, and cannot reproduce.. A rock never eats or grows. A toy that moves still does not grow. Nonliving.

Is this true? An organism is not any individual living thing.

No. An organism is any individual living thing. A dog, a daisy, and a ladybug are all organisms because they are alive.

What is the function of a body part?

Function is the job a body part does. Eyes have the function of seeing. Roots have the function of soaking up water from the soil.

What is a structure on a living thing?

A structure is a body part you can see or touch that helps an organism survive.. A turtle shell is a part you can see. That part is a structure.

Match each prompt to its fact.

What makes something living? → A living thing grows, needs food and water, and can reproduce.; What makes something nonliving? → A nonliving thing does not grow, does not need food or water, and cannot reproduce.; What is an organism? → An organism is any individual living thing.; What is the function of a body part? → Function is the job a body part does.

Put these ideas in lesson order.

living → nonliving → organism → function