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Question
Write the answer to the following question in your own words.
What makes living things different from non-living things?
Solution
| Living things | Non-living things | |
| 1. | They are made up of cells. | They are not made up of cells. |
| 2. | They show movement, but the energy for movement comes from within the organism. | They show movement by taking external force or energy. |
| 3. | They require food. | They do not require food. |
| 4. | Growth in them is irreversible. | Growth is reversible. |
| 5. | Respiration occurs in which food is oxidised to release energy. | They do not require respiration. |
| 6. | Reproduction occurs in living things. | Non-living things do not reproduce. |
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