why do we say chemical reactions happen only in living things?

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why do we say chemical reactions happen only in living things?

why aren´t things like crystals that duplicate themselves by splitting, and cars that move be consider living things

2006-09-10 03:12:00 · 3 answers · asked by cherry c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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I think you are confusing chemical reactions with the ability to reproduce.

2006-09-10 03:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

chemical reactions are not specific to living things. chemical reactions occur throughout the world. however, reproducing is specific to organisms because only organisms go through mitosis and meiosis, which involve copying DNA.

2006-09-10 11:13:24 · answer #2 · answered by cardsfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

they are not living

2006-09-13 09:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by david w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋