Question

What are the similarities between living and nonliving things?

Answer 1

Hint: Things can be differentiated into two categories. They are living and nonliving things. Materials that have life in them are known as living things and the ones that do not have life in them are known as non-living things. Living things differ from nonliving things as they can produce energy and the latter cannot.

Complete answer:
The things which can grow and reproduce are known as liking things. The things which do not grow, divide, reproduce are known as non-living things. The living things include plants, animals, and microorganisms. The nonliving things are stones, paper etc. Even though living and non-living things are different in their structure and organization they share a few similarities. The similarities present are:

LIVING THINGS	NON LIVING THINGS
Occupy space	Occupy space
Composed of smaller basic fundamental units	Composed of smaller basic fundamental units
Made up of mass or matter	Made up of mass or matter
The basic units present are atoms or molecules	The basic units present are atoms or molecules
Energy expenditure required for moving.	Energy expenditure required for moving.

- Both of them occupy space.
- Both of them are composed of basic fundamental units.
- They are made up of mass or matter.
- The basic units present are atoms and molecules.
- It takes up the energy to move both living and non-living things.

Additional information: Viruses are the transition between living and nonliving. They only divide and replicate inside a living host. In the absence of a host, they remain inert.

Note: The differences between living and non- living things are:

LIVING THINGS	NON LIVING THINGS
Energy production is done through metabolic activities within the body	Do not carry out metabolism.
Life processes such as reproduction and respiration are present.	Absence of basic life reactions.
Can move on its own	Cannot move without an external force
Grow on its own	Absence of growth