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Question
Think of the objects in your home. Just keep in mind, the books, toys, furniture, food materials, and even pets of your home. These living and non-living things together make your home. Look at the following picture and list out the living and non-living things, in the pond.
Solution
Living things: Plants, Beetle, Mosquito, Larva, Water snake, Water scorpion, Snail, Fish, Duck, and Frog, etc.
Non- living things: Sun, Air, Water, Chemicals, Soil, Rocks and Temperature, etc.
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