Question

1. how is the growth of a living thing different from the growth of a nonliving thing?

Explanation:

• Living things grow through cell division/expansion (e.g., plants grow via meristems, animals via mitosis), involving complex biochemical processes (like metabolism, DNA replication) and is internal, organized, and tied to life functions (e.g., growth for survival, reproduction).
• Non - living things “grow” (e.g., a crystal, a pile of sand) by external accumulation (adding more matter from the environment, like crystals adding molecules from solution, sand piles adding grains) with no internal biological processes, no cell - based growth, and the “growth” is often due to physical processes (deposition, aggregation) without a purpose related to life.

Answer:

Living things grow via biological processes (cell division/expansion, metabolism - driven) with internal organization and life - related purposes. Non - living things “grow” by external matter accumulation (e.g., aggregation, deposition) without biological processes or life - related goals.