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Human beings also breathe with their nose and lungs.
Non-living things do not breathe. For example, if you
deflate a balloon, nothing happens to it, it will not
breathe air.
Find It A frog lives both on land and in water. How does it
Out breathe?
Living things reproduce
All living things reproduce young ones of their kind. Plants produce seeds
from which few seeds grow into new plants. Human beings and many
animals like cows, dogs and horses give birth to babies. Birds reproduce by
laying eggs.
Non-living things do not reproduce. For example, a toy does not give birth
to babies.
Did You Some fish reproduce by laying eggs and some give birth to young ones.
Know?
Living things die
All living things die after living for a specific period of time. This specific
time period is called their lifespan. The lifespan of various
living things differs. Some live for many years, while
others are short-lived.
Non-living things do not have life. So, they do not die.
Amazing Over one billion living things can be found in only one
Facts teaspoon of soil. Many of these are bacteria.
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