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Stells [14]
3 years ago
12

How can a car be similar to a living organism

Biology
2 answers:
Black_prince [1.1K]3 years ago
5 0
I mean... they both have needs like an organisms do (gas is like food, wheels are like legs/fins/wings, oil is like water etc) however, a car isn’t living.
Kitty [74]3 years ago
5 0
They both have needs such as cars need gas or fuel to work and the engine is like the nucleus of a living organism or cell.
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