Question

What do you mean by extrinsic and intrinsic growth of non-living organism?

Answer 1

Intrinsic growth is when the occurs internally like in humans

Whereas extrinsic growth is when it occurs from outside eg deposition of rocks, soil etc on mountains which makes it grow bigger.

Answer 2

Intrinsic growth will not occur in non-living organisms. It is a property of living things, which means growth from inside. Extrinsic growth will occur in non-living organisms by external material deposition.

Extrinsic growth:

• Extrinsic growth is growth that occurs from the outside.
• The external materials will involve in increasing the growth of the thing.
• It occurs in non-living things.
• There will be no internal growth.

Intrinsic growth:

• Intrinsic growth is growth that occurs from the inside.
• It involves an increase in the size and mass of the thing.
• It occurs only in living things.
• The non-living things do not have the ability of intrinsic growth.
• The factors such as water, nutrients are involved in intrinsic growth.