SHS Integrated Science – Diversity of living and non-living things 1

This lesson contains SHS1 Integrated Science tips, questions, and answers on the Diversity of living and non-living things. The facts and titbits are as follows.

Read: SHS 1 Integrated Science: Introduction to Science questions and answers 1

Diversity of living and non-living things Section 1

1. Everything in our environment can be classified as a living thing and….. Non-living things.
2. living-things or organisms in our environment are made up of plants and …animals
3. Living things have life and they are made up of ….cells
4. Non-living things have no life and they are made up of …..particles
5. Examples of living things are ….man, fowls, tress, horse, cows, goat, etc
6. Examples of non-living things are…stone, water, soil, table, pens, books, chair, etc
7. Living things have enormous diversity in terms of their…size, place of living, way of life, body shape, mode of feeding, etc.
8. One basic thing common to all living things is that they are all made up of cells and hence they have…life.
9. One basic thing common to all non-living things is that they are all made up of particles and hence do not have …life.
10. Living things have life and as such are able to carry out the life… process.

Read: SHS 1 Integrated Science: Introduction to Science questions & answers 2

Diversity of living and non-living things Section 2

1. Non-living things do not have life and as such are unable to carry out the life ….processes.
2. Give four examples of plants …mango tree, fern, orange tree, moss, cocoa tree, coconut tree, etc
3. Give four examples of animals ..goat, horse, fowl, man, dog, sheep, lion, birds, etc
4. There are certain characteristic processes that all livings or organisms carry out whether they are plants or animals and this is called…living or life processes (characteristics of living things)
5. List the life process that differentiates living things from non-living things…movement, respiration, sensitivity (irritability), growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition (feeding)
6. The life processes are also known as…life activities
7. The act of moving the body or part of the body from one place to another is termed…movement.
8. Movement involving the whole organism moving from one place to another is called …locomotion.
9. Movement in animals include…walking, flying, running, swimming, lifting the arm, hopping, etc
10. Give four reasons why animals undergo movement:

-to find food and water -to find shelter

– to escape from danger – to find a mate

– to avoid an unfavourable condition