a.a. What are living and non-What are living and non-living things?living things?

b.b. What do living things What do living things need?need?

c.c. What can living things What can living things do?do?

a. What are living and non-living a. What are living and non-living things?things?

Living things are things that are alive.Living things are things that are alive.When living things die, they are non-living.When living things die, they are non-living.Non-living things are things that were once Non-living things are things that were once alive or have never been alive.alive or have never been alive.

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Non-living Things

Things

Living Things

A Great Variety of

Things

Living Things

Those which are alive

Those which were never alive

Those which were once alive,

or made from things once alive

Non-living Things

b. b. What do living things What do living things need?need?

• Animals and plants Animals and plants need air, food and need air, food and water to stay alive.water to stay alive.

• These are our basic These are our basic needs. needs.

• Living things will die Living things will die without this basic without this basic needs.needs.

• Living things can live Living things can live for some time for some time without food, but without food, but they will die very they will die very quickly without air or quickly without air or water.water.

cc. . What can living things What can living things do?do?

• Living things can Living things can reproducereproduce

• Living things can Living things can growgrow

• Living things can Living things can movemove

• Living things can Living things can respondrespond

Living things can Living things can reproducereproduce

The young of animals and plants come from their parents.

Adult plants and animals can have young.Some animals such as hens, ducks and crocodile lay eggs on land. But frog and

fish lay eggs in water.Some animals such as humans, cats and

cows give birth to their young.Plants can reproduce too. Many types

of plants reproduce from seeds.Example : cow gives birth

• When living things When living things become bigger, we say become bigger, we say they grow.they grow.

• Some living things Some living things change a little as they change a little as they grow.grow.

• Some living things Some living things change greatly as they change greatly as they grow.grow.

• Example ; A tadpole Example ; A tadpole grows into a frog.grows into a frog.

• Living things can Living things can move by move by themselves.themselves.

• Different living Different living things move in things move in different ways.different ways.

• Some can move Some can move about in more than about in more than one way.one way.

• Man can walk, run Man can walk, run and crawl.and crawl.

• Some animals can Some animals can also swim.also swim.

• Example: A tiger Example: A tiger running.running.

• Living things can Living things can respond to respond to changes around changes around them.them.

• Not all living Not all living things respond things respond inin the same way to the same way to changes around changes around them.them.

• Some living things Some living things respond to respond to movements, touch, movements, touch, light or sound.light or sound.

• Example: A Example: A mimosa plant mimosa plant closes its leaves closes its leaves when touched.when touched.

Living things can respondLiving things can respond

Whatever is in the heavens and on Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah,- the Sovereign, the Glory of Allah,- the Sovereign, the

Holy One, the Exalted in Might, the Holy One, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.Wise.

"All the creatures on earth are "All the creatures on earth are communities like you... "communities like you... " Quran, 6:38 Quran, 6:38

"He created the earth for all "He created the earth for all creatures... Which of your Lord's creatures... Which of your Lord's

marvels canmarvels canyou deny ?" Quran, 55 :10,13you deny ?" Quran, 55 :10,13

In Quran in 88:17 In Quran in 88:17 "Why do they not reflect on the camels "Why do they not reflect on the camels

and how and how they are created ?"they are created ?"

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[42:29]  Among His proofs is the creation of the heavens and the earth,

and the creatures He spreads in them. He is able to summon them,

when He wills.[25:48]  He is the One who sends the

winds with good omens of His mercy, and we send down from the

sky pure water.[25:49]  With it, we revive dead lands

and provide drink for our creations - multitudes of animals and

humans.

Animals and Birds: Animals and Birds: Submitting Submitting Creatures*Creatures*

[6:38]  All the creatures on earth, and all the birds that fly with wings, are communities

like you. We did not leave anything out of this book.** To their Lord, all these creatures

will be summoned.  

[13:16] ..Have they found idols besides GOD who created creations similar to His

creations, to the point of not distinguishing the two

creations? Say, "GOD is the Creator of all things, and He is

the One, the Supreme."

BirdsBirds[16:79]  Do they not see the birds committed to fly [16:79]  Do they not see the birds committed to fly

in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up in the air except GOD. This should be up in the air except GOD. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who believe.(sufficient) proof for people who believe.

[67:19]  Have they not seen the birds above them [67:19]  Have they not seen the birds above them lined up in columns and spreading their wings? lined up in columns and spreading their wings? The Most Gracious is the One who holds them in The Most Gracious is the One who holds them in the air. He is Seer of all things.the air. He is Seer of all things.

  [59:24]  He is the One GOD; the Creator, the [59:24]  He is the One GOD; the Creator, the Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names. Glorifying Him is everything in beautiful names. Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, Most Wise.Most Wise.

Almighty GodAlmighty God [6:59]  With Him are the keys to all [6:59]  With Him are the keys to all

secrets; none knows them except He. secrets; none knows them except He. He knows everything on land and in He knows everything on land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls without His the sea. Not a leaf falls without His knowledge. Nor is there a grain in knowledge. Nor is there a grain in the depths of the soil. Nor is there the depths of the soil. Nor is there anything wet or dry, that is not anything wet or dry, that is not recorded in a profound record.recorded in a profound record.

[5:31]  GOD then sent a raven to [5:31]  GOD then sent a raven to scratch the soil, to teach him how to scratch the soil, to teach him how to bury his brother's corpse. He said, bury his brother's corpse. He said, "Woe to me; I failed to be as "Woe to me; I failed to be as intelligent as this raven, and bury my intelligent as this raven, and bury my brother's corpse." He became ridden brother's corpse." He became ridden with remorse.with remorse.

[5:4]  They consult you concerning [5:4]  They consult you concerning what is lawful for them; say, "Lawful what is lawful for them; say, "Lawful for you are all good things, including for you are all good things, including what trained dogs and falcons catch what trained dogs and falcons catch for you." You train them according to for you." You train them according to GOD's teachings. You may eat what GOD's teachings. You may eat what they catch for you, and mention they catch for you, and mention GOD's name thereupon. You shall GOD's name thereupon. You shall observe GOD. GOD is most efficient observe GOD. GOD is most efficient in reckoning.in reckoning.

[24:41]  Do you not realize that [24:41]  Do you not realize that everyone in the heavens and the everyone in the heavens and the earth glorifies GOD, even the birds earth glorifies GOD, even the birds as they fly in a column? Each knows as they fly in a column? Each knows its prayer and its glorification. GOD its prayer and its glorification. GOD is fully aware of everything they do.is fully aware of everything they do.

Overwhelming Signs of GodOverwhelming Signs of God [2:164]  In the creation of the heavens [2:164]  In the creation of the heavens

and the earth, the alternation of and the earth, the alternation of night and day, the ships that roam night and day, the ships that roam the ocean for the benefit of the the ocean for the benefit of the people, the water that GOD sends people, the water that GOD sends down from the sky to revive dead down from the sky to revive dead land and to spread in it all kinds of land and to spread in it all kinds of creatures, the manipulation of the creatures, the manipulation of the winds, and the clouds that are winds, and the clouds that are placed between the sky and the placed between the sky and the earth, there are sufficient proofs for earth, there are sufficient proofs for people who understand. people who understand.

  

Can They Create a Fly?Can They Create a Fly? [22:73] O people, here is a parable that you must ponder carefully: the idols [22:73] O people, here is a parable that you must ponder carefully: the idols

you set up beside GOD can never create a fly, even if they banded together you set up beside GOD can never create a fly, even if they banded together to do so. Furthermore, if the fly steals anything from them, they cannot to do so. Furthermore, if the fly steals anything from them, they cannot recover it; weak is the pursuer and the pursued. recover it; weak is the pursuer and the pursued.