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OpenStudy (anonymous):

dose any non living thing grow?how dose this growth differ from the growth of living organism?give one difference

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes!4r eg,mountains,due to deposition of various materials ,rocks,etc the heap increases!but this does nt happen within days ,it takes years to form!the growth of non'living organisms ,is not due to any biological reasons,its due to environmental factors,and it does not involve the growth of any cell like it is in living organisms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

stalactites and stalagmites also grow but they r not living.... We can say that living things grow from the inside when their cells multiply and use nutrition to grow. On the other hand most non-living things grow from the accumulation of matter on their outside or from expansion due to heat ( e.g. balloon expanding when kept in sunlight or a metal rod increasing in size on heating.).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The main difference I will say is that even some things that are lifeless, grow they lack the capacity to seek survival, and life in all of its forms, seek survival.

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