Name: _________________________
Date: _______________
Directions: Answer the questions to the best of your ability.
Leaf, tree branch, rock, water, sun, squirrel, wind, clouds, flowers, soil, birds
- Sort the items from the list above into one of the two boxes below
Things That Are Living/Once Living
I.
Things That Are Not Living
What criteria did you use to sort the items above? What characteristics
does something need to have in order to classify it as living?
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II.
What is an ecosystem? What are some things that are commonly found
in an ecosystem?
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