Question
Write the difference between living and non-living things.
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Answer
| Living things | Non-living things |
| $1.$ Living organisms need food, air and water. | $1.$ Non-living things do not need food, air and water. |
| $2.$ Living organisms grow. | $2.$ Non-living things do not grow. |
| $3.$ Living organisms can move on their own. | $3.$ Non-living things cannot move on their own. |
| $4.$ Living organisms are sensitive. They respond to changes around them. | $4.$ Non-living things are not sensitive. They do not respond to changes around them. |
| $5.$ Living organisms reproduce themselves. | $5.$ Non-living things do not reproduce. |
| $6.$ Living organisms respire. They release energy from food. | $6.$ Non-living things do not respire. |
| $7.$ Living organisms excrete. They get rid of waste materials from their body. | $7.$ Non-living things do not excrete. their body. |
| $8.$ Living organisms have a definite life span after which they die, i.e. they have a definite life cycle. | $8.$ Non-living things do not have definite life cycle. |
| $9.$ Living things are made up of living cells. | $9.$ Non-living things are not made up of cells. |
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$D.$
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$Column\ II$ |
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$a$
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Weaving
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$i$
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$b$
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Spinning
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$e$
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Fibre
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$v$
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$f$
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Yarn
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$vi$
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Process of making yarn from fibres.
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