Characteristics | Living Things![]() | Non Living Things![]() |
Examples: | Birds, insects, plants, animals | car, pen, pencil, stone |
Shape and Size | Definite shape and size | No definite shape and size |
Cellular structure | They consists of cells | No cells |
Organisation | Have a definite organisation. There are tissues, organs, organ systems which work as an integrated unit | No organisation |
Growth | They show growth | No growth |
Movement | They show movement or locomotion | No movement |
Nutrition | Need food for energy | Need no food |
Respiration | All living organism respire.In order to obtain energy, glucose is combine with oxygen in cells. | Need no respiration |
Excretion | Excrete unwanted materials from the body | Do not show excretion |
Metabolism | Anabolic and catabolic reactions takes place. | No metabolic changes takes place |
Response | Show response to stimuli | Show no response to stimuli |
Reproduction | Reproduce young ones of their own kind | Show no reproduction |
Differentiation | Show differentiation during development | No process of differentiation takes place |
Adaptations | Show adaptations to changing environmental conditions for better survival | Do not show any adaptations |
Life span | Living things have some life span | No life span |
Death | Living beings are born, grow, reproduce and die | Nothing like death occurs. They are broken down or destroyed by external forces |
Difference Between Living and Non living things (Living vs Non Living Things)
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Thankyou for your help. Does this apply to coral as well?
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