Question

what is the meaning of living or non-living matter?

Answer 1

In order to classify anything as living or non-living, there are certain characteristics that are to be satisfied. They are,

1. All living things need food
2. All living things grow
3. All living things respire
4. All living organisms respond to stimuli
5. All living organisms excrete
6. All living organisms reproduce
7. All living organisms show movement

Only when all seven of these characteristics are satisfied, then the entity is considered to be a living thing.

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