In what ways living things differ from non-living things ?

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answered Nov 26, 2022 by Trisha sundi (55.7k points)
selected Nov 28, 2022 by PrakashPathak

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Differences between living and non-living things :

Living things	Non-living things
(1) Food is necessary for the life processes in living things.	(1) In non-living things, no life processes take place, so they do not need food.
(2) Respiration is necessary for living things.	(2) There is no respiration in non-living things.
(3) Living things grow upto a certain age.	(3) These do not grow on their own.
(4) Living things respond to external stimuli.	(4) Non-living things do not respond to external stimuli.
(5) Living things excrete waste product from their body.	(5) Non-living things do not excrete.
(6) Living things produce their young ones.	(6) There is no procreation in non-living things.
(7) The body structure of living things is cellular.	(7) Non-living things do not have cellular body.