The image presents a worksheet titled
"Living Things" with four numbered boxes, each containing an illustration and a description. The goal is to identify which items are living things based on whether they need food, air, and water.
Let’s analyze each box:
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Box 1: Flower
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Illustration: A flower.
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Text: "A flower needs food, air, and water. It is a living thing."
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Analysis: Flowers are plants, and all plants are living things. They require sunlight (for photosynthesis), water, air (for carbon dioxide and oxygen), and nutrients (food). This statement is
correct.
✔ Conclusion: The flower
is a living thing.
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Box 2: Butterfly
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Illustration: A butterfly.
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Text: "A butterfly needs food, air, and water. It is a living thing."
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Analysis: Butterflies are animals. They breathe air, drink water (some get it from nectar), and consume food (like nectar). As animals, they are living organisms.
✔ Conclusion: The butterfly
is a living thing.
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Box 3: Kid (Child)
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Illustration: A child running.
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Text: "A kid needs food, air, and water. It is a living thing."
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Analysis: Humans are living beings. We need food for energy, air to breathe, and water to survive. This is accurate.
✔ Conclusion: The kid
is a living thing.
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Box 4: Slide
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Illustration: A slide in a playground with a child and a butterfly nearby.
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Text: "A slide does NOT need food, air, and water. It is NOT a living thing."
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Analysis: A slide is an object made of wood or metal. It does not grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, or need food, air, or water. It is
non-living.
✔ Conclusion: The slide
is not a living thing.
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✔ Final Answer:
All the statements in the boxes are
correct.
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Living things: Flower (1), Butterfly (2), Kid (3)
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Non-living thing: Slide (4)
This worksheet teaches the concept that
living things need food, air, and water, while non-living things do not.
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🔍 Educational Takeaway:
To determine if something is a living thing, ask:
1. Does it need food?
2. Does it need air?
3. Does it need water?
4. Can it grow and reproduce?
5. Does it respond to its environment?
If yes to these, it's likely a living thing.
In this case, the slide fails all these criteria — it’s
not alive.
✔️ The worksheet correctly illustrates the difference between living and non-living things.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of basic needs of living things worksheet.
