A living thing can grow, move, reproduce, sense, respire and excrete. For example a living thing is Humans and Animals because they can all do these things. A Non-Living things is exactly the opposite of a Living thing. They can not row, move, reproduce, sense, respire and excrete. They are basically dead.
Cell Structure
Cell membrane: very thin transparent sheet that holds everything inside & controls what comes in & out.
Cell wall: made of cellulose & only found in plants, thick & strong, provides strength for the plant.
Nucleus: usually a small dark circular spot. The control centre for the cell & contains genes.
Cytoplasm: watery jelly like substance which fills most of the cell. It holds the cell organelles and contains nutrients & chemicals.
Vacuole: water filled bubble that helps to keep the cell firm
Chloroplasts: small green structures found only in the green part of plants. They make sugar for the plant.
Mitochondria: the part of the cell that does respiration to give the cell energy.
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