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Why do nonliving things not fit The Seven Characteristics of Living Things?
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∙ 8y ago
The Seven Characteristics of Living Things are:
- Feeding
- Movement
- Breathing or Respiration
- Excretion
- Growth
- Sensitivity
- Reproduction
Also, humans have needs to do and create.
Examples of non-living things:
- A car moves and needs air exchange to "move" but it doesn't breathe on its own. It does not do any of the other things though of a living thing.
- A washing machine moves but does not fit anything else that lives.
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What are some characteristics of non living things?
nonliving things are things that don't use energy
What separates the living from the nonliving things?
What seperates the living from nonliving things?
Are tress living things or nonliving things?
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What are nonliving things and living things of a pronghorn?
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What is a characteristic of a nonliving thing?
When trying to come up with characteristics of nonliving things, it helps to think about what makes them different from living things. Unlike living organisms, nonliving things do not need water to survive, nor do they have reproductive or respiratory systems. In addition, nonliving things do not need nutrition in order to exist.
Are there any nonliving things that have all the characteristics of life?
No...otherwise it would be considered living!
Is a river living or non living?
A waterfall is nonliving because water is not a living thing.
What are living and nonliving things in an area called?
What are all living and nonliving things in an area called
What is nonliving things and living things?
living things can not respair&Non living things are respair
Which are made of matter living things only some living and all nonliving things both living and nonliving things?
All are made from matter.
Are living thing and nonliving things the same?
Living things and nonliving things are not the same. It's basically Organic v.s. Inorganic.
What characteristics of nonliving things display?
Some things that non-living objects need to be alive is movement, reproduction, sensitivity, nutrition, and ect. These are the things a non-living thing needs to live.
