Living Things Vs. Non-living Things Flashcards
Characteristics:
Living things have characteristics form and size within certain limits most of them are also arranged as definite individuals. While non-living things, materials vary widely.
Form and Size
Characteristics:
Living things are made up of cells which are assembled into interrelated system for performing the life process. While non-living things cannot recombine materials and their structure depends on chemical present and mode of formation.
Organization
Characteristics:
Living things can move by themselves while non-living things can move with the help of an external force.
Movement
Exhibit internal growth
Living things
Exhibit external growth.
Non-living things
Living things exhibit internal growth or also known as______.
Intussusception
Non-living things exhibit external growth or also known as_______.
Accretion
Characteristics:
Defined as various vital life process which includes all the changes that the materials taken as food undergoes.
Metabolism
2 phases of metabolism.
Anabolism and Catabolism
Is called as the constructive or building up phase of metabolism.
Anabolism
Is the destructive or breaking down phase of metabolism.
Catabolism
Characteristics:
Living things react to changes in the environment. In non-living things, there is a definite quantitative relationship between the intensity of the environment change and the reaction produced as in the expansion of a metal by heat.
Irritability
Characteristics:
This is defined as the ability of the organism to create another one of the same kind.
Reproduction
Living things reproduce by using the materials within their body. While non-living things do not have.
Reproduction
