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Non-living things-
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Non-living things grow by external addition of material, called extrinsic growth.
They do not have cells, so they cannot grow internally.
Intrinsic growth → occurs in living organisms (from inside by cell division)
Non-living things → grow only by external accumulation
They do not show metabolism or internal biological processes.
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