Living Things And Non Living Things

Living things need food and water to survive.

If any such creatures do not get food for a very long time, they will die since; we know no living things can survive without food and water. Food and water helps all creatures to grow and live. Food and water also gives us energy needed to work and play. Similarly, animals and plants also need food to stay alive. Animals get their food from plants and other animals. Plants make food for themselves with the help of air, water and sunlight. A plant will dry up if it is not watered regularly. Animals, plants and human beings need food and water.

                          Living Things Need Food and Water

Do we carry a tiffin box and a water bottle to school? If yes then why?
When we are hungry or feel thirsty we need to eat food and drink water. Can we name a non-living thing which needs food and water? Does our school bag or water bottle eat any food or drink water? No, they do not eat food or drink water. So, we should remember that, only living things need food and water for their survival. Non-living things do not need food and water because they are lifeless.
All living things grow. Let us see our photograph when we were born. We can see a very small baby in that picture. Perhaps we cannot recognize that it is our own photo.
When we were born, we were very small. Since then we have been growing continuously. We can look at our photograph when we were about 4 years old. We can look ourselves today. We surely look different. We have grown up. After some years, we will grow into an adult. So, it shows that a child grows into an adult. Similarly like us, plants and animals also grow.


Seed grow into a tiny plant. A tiny plant grows into a big plant or a tree. A chick grows into a cock or hen. A kitten grows into a cat. So, all living things grow. Now, think about non-living things. Think about the doll with which we played is of the same size even today. The doll has not grown so, non-living things does not grow.