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Living things like bugs grow. Non-living things like rocks or water, don't grow at all.
viruses are non-living yet they can grow and spread through bodies
The characteristic that distinguishes living things from non-living things is the ability to grow, reproduce, and respond to stimuli.
Living things grow but non living things do not grow.I beg to disagree with the statement above. A volcano may not be a ling thing but it sure grows. Stalactites and stalagmites also grow. A balloon grows as it is inflated and cemented roads also grow when exposed to the sunlight.It is safer to say that living things grow from the inside while most non-living things grow from the accumulation of matter outside or from expansion due to heat.
Living things - consume ( eat food) - reproduce - respond (to stimulus) - grow And non living - no characteristics of living
Grow , Breathe and Move
Things which are not alive, which do not have the characteristics of living things: the ability to grow, the need to be nourished, the ability to reproduce.
Living things have the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, and maintain homeostasis, while non-living things do not possess these characteristics.
yes humand are living and we help plants to grow
Living things have the ability to grow, reproduce, and respond to stimuli, while non-living things do not possess these characteristics. Living things also require energy from food or the environment to sustain themselves, while non-living things do not exhibit metabolism.
Living things grow and produce offspring of their own kind .
Living things have the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, and maintain homeostasis, while non-living things do not possess these characteristics. Living things also require energy to carry out life processes, while non-living things do not.