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How does the growth between living and non living things differ?
Living things like bugs grow. Non-living things like rocks or water, don't grow at all.
What do non living things grow by?
accumulation
Nonliving things grow by what?
Non Living things do not grow. They are not alive in the first place. Non-living things do grow! Mountains are non-living and they still grow. Mountians Grow by sedimentation (by things getting stuck to it like sand) they do not replicate cells as they are not living so there is no evolution nor growth.
Compare the growth of living things and non living things?
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.
What were discovered in science about living and non living things?
Living things - consume ( eat food) - reproduce - respond (to stimulus) - grow And non living - no characteristics of living
What activities can all living things do but non living things cant?
Grow , Breathe and Move
What is the definition of non-living things?
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.
Do livings things help non living things?
yes humand are living and we help plants to grow
Meaning of living things?
living things has a life it can move can eat can grow. non living things has no life it cannot move unless we will not touch it. it cannot eat cannot grow..
How do living things differ from non living things based on the growth and life cycle?
Living things grow and produce offspring of their own kind .
What is the difference between living and non-living?
Difference between Living and Non-living ThingsLiving things exhibit life while non-living things does not. Living things grow, produce and move; non-living things do not. Living things needs energy and can even produce their own energy just like the plants, while non-living things do not need energy since they do not grow. Living things move, even plants have movement even if it is limited. Non-living things on the other hand does not move unless influenced by another source. If living things can grow, they most absolutely have the capacity to die; non-living things do not die because they are not alive to begin with.It may be an easy subject to tackle however once you delve into the specifics of each subject, you will soon realize that there are characteristics that makes distinguishing between the two very difficult.In brief:• Living things can exhibit life while non-living things can not. They breath, grow, and need energy to exist, and most of them need air to breath.• Living things can move while non-living things can not unless if they are moved by another force.• Living things have the capacity to reproduce on their own while non-living can not unless of coursed reproduced by a living object, for example, a human making car parts.• Living things will sooner or later die while non-living things does not have the capacity to live nor die.
How is living and non living different?
non living is dead and living is alive
