Question

What are the 5 characteristics of non living things?

Answer 1

The absence of nutrition, excretion, respiration, reproduction, irritability and adaptation are the characteristics of nonliving things.


A non-living thing is one that lacks or has stopped displaying the characteristics of life. Thus, they lack or no longer displaying the capability for growth, reproduction, respiration, metabolism, and movement. They also are not capable of responding to stimuli or evolve and adapt to their environment.

Answer 2

The characteristics of non-living things are -

Non living things are defined as the things without the ability to live. These are the things that are not alive.

The characteristics of non living things are -

1. They do not show growth and development.
2. Non living things do not reproduce.
3. Non living things do not respire.
4. Non living things do not require energy.
5. Non living things do not move.
6. Non living things do not evolve.
7. Non living things do not maintain homeostasis.

Common examples of non living things are chairs, tables, cars, windows, buildings etc.

On the contrary living things are the things marked by signs of life. They can grow, move, evolve, develop etc. The common example of living thing is human, animal etc.

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