Difference Between Living and Non-Living Things

Difference Between Living and Non-Living Things – General Science

Feature Living Things Non-Living Things
1. Growth Grow with age (e.g., a tree grows taller) Do not grow (e.g., a rock stays the same size)
2. Metabolism Perform metabolism (e.g., humans digest food) No metabolism (e.g., a chair)
3. Reproduction Reproduce (e.g., a dog gives birth) Cannot reproduce (e.g., a mobile phone)
4. Response to Stimuli Respond to light, sound, touch (e.g., a touch-me-not plant closes when touched) Do not respond (e.g., a pen stays still)
5. Movement Can move on their own (e.g., a bird flies) Do not move without external force (e.g., a book)
6. Respiration Breathe or respire (e.g., a human breathes oxygen) No respiration (e.g., a table)
7. Lifespan Have a birth and death (e.g., a butterfly lives for a few days) No lifespan (e.g., a stone can exist forever)
8. Cellular Structure Made of cells (e.g., a fish is made of living cells) No cells (e.g., a plastic bottle)
9. Adaptation Adapt to surroundings over generations (e.g., camels in deserts) No adaptation (e.g., a bicycle)
10. Excretion Remove waste (e.g., humans urinate/sweat) Do not excrete (e.g., a computer)

One-Line Summary:

Living things show life processes like growth, reproduction, respiration, and response to stimuli.
Non-living things lack these features and do not show life processes.

 

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