Difference Between Living and Non living things (Living vs Non Living Things)

Characteristics	Living Things	Non Living Things
Examples:	Birds, insects, plants, animals	car, pen, pencil, stone
Shape and Size	Definite shape and size	No definite shape and size
Cellular structure	They consists of cells	No cells
Organisation	Have a definite organisation. There are tissues, organs, organ systems which work as an integrated unit	No organisation
Growth	They show growth	No growth
Movement	They show movement or locomotion	No movement
Nutrition	Need food for energy	Need no food
Respiration	All living organism respire.In order to obtain energy, glucose is combine with oxygen in cells.	Need no respiration
Excretion	Excrete unwanted materials from the body	Do not show excretion
Metabolism	Anabolic and catabolic reactions takes place.	No metabolic changes takes place
Response	Show response to stimuli	Show no response to stimuli
Reproduction	Reproduce young ones of their own kind	Show no reproduction
Differentiation	Show differentiation during development	No process of differentiation takes place
Adaptations	Show adaptations to changing environmental conditions for better survival	Do not show any adaptations
Life span	Living things have some life span	No life span
Death	Living beings are born, grow, reproduce and die	Nothing like death occurs. They are broken down or destroyed by external forces