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Metabolism is the balance between building up and breaking down substances in it's cells.

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Do any living things have metabolism?

Yes.


What is the name of the process that living things use to get energy from food?

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How do living things and non living things differ in metabolism?

Living things have an active metabolism, which involves the series of chemical reactions that occur within cells to maintain life. Non-living things do not have a metabolism as they do not possess cells or the ability to carry out these chemical reactions.


Definition of living things?

As science defines it, to be living, a thing must be capable of growth, reproduction and metabolism.


What life processes do all living things carry out?

Metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation.


What are the 6 characteristics that define living things?

The six characteristics that define living things are: organization, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction.


What are the 7 characteristics that define living things?

The seven characteristics that define living things are: organization, metabolism, responsiveness, growth, development, reproduction, and adaptation.


What are the main characteristics of living things?

The main characteristics of living things include the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, maintain homeostasis, and have a metabolism.


What is the intake and use of food by living things?

The intake and use of food by living things is called metabolism. The speed of metabolism, the metabolic rate, influences how much food an organism will require, and also affects how it is able to obtain that food.


What do living things get from this repiration?

respiration is a very useful process that helps in metabolism of cells


What is required by all living things?

Living things must be able to acquire nutrients and energy. This also means that living things must have a metabolism.


What do biologists call living things?

Biologists typically refer to living things as organisms. Organisms are individual living entities that can carry out the basic functions required for life, such as metabolism, growth, and reproduction.