If the cells are made up of atoms ,that is, non living matter , then how can we say that we are composed of living material and wrt this composition how are we different from the non- living organisms?

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cells are indeed made up of atoms of hydrogen,oxygen,nitrogen etc. but these atoms make different molecules in living beings as compared to non living things.

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