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Difference between living and non living

Posted by Archna Ghundiyal 9 years ago

CBSE > Class 03 > EVS

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Naveen Sharma 9 years ago

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Living Things	Non-Living Things
Living things are the creatures that are alive and compose of tiny particles, i.e. cells	Non-living things refers to those objects or items, that do not exhibit any sign of life
They sense things and react to external stimulus.	Non-living things do not sense things.
Maintain a stable internal environment to make cells function.	Do not maintain a stable internal environment.
Reaction like anabolism and catabolism occurs.	No metabolic changes occurs in non-living things.
All living things undergo a regulated growth.	Non-living things do not grow.
Depends on food, water and air for survival.	Does not depend on anything for survival.
Have a certain life span, after which they die.	There is no such thing like life span.

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Neeraj Sharma 9 years ago

Living things are made up of cells, maintain homeostasis, move, feed, grow, reproduce, respire, respond to environmental stimuli and excrete waste, while nonliving things do not have all of these characteristics. Biologists define life using a body of traits that living organisms share.

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