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              The Habitat  f  he Livingo t







               •  Environment and Its Components

               •  Interac on between    Bio c and  Abio c  Components
               •  Habitat                                               •  Adapta on
               •  Adapta on in   Plants                                 •  Adapta on in    Animals


              This world is full of living beings. Scien sts        Following  are  some  differences  between
              use  various  parameters  to  differen ate             living and non-living beings:
              between living and non-living.


                                Living Beings                                     Non-living Beings


               1.  Living beings respire.                          1.  Respira on  is  not  present  in  non-living
               2.  Living beings take food for nutri on.               beings.

               3.  Living  beings  show  locomo on  and            2.  Non-living beings do not need nutri on.
                    movement.                                      3.  Movement  is  absent  in  non-living

               4.  Living beings show growth.                          beings. In case of mo on in a non-living
                                                                       being, power for that comes from some
               5.  Growth  in  the  living  beings,  comes
                                                                       external agent.
                    from inside.
                                                                   4.  Most of the non-living beings do not grow.
               6.  All  living  beings  produce  their  own
                    kinds.                                         5.  Growth in some of the non-living beings
                                                                       comes  from outside.

                                                                   6.  Non-living beings cannot produce their
                                                                       copies.


              Environment has a great effect on the life of          change in the environment can also disturb
              all living organisms because every organism           the  life  of  an  organism.  To  understand  the
              fulfills its need from the environment. Any            rela on  between  living  organisms  with


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