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Why is the human heart not considered to be a living thing

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Living things are made of cells. Living things obtain and use energy.
Living things grow and develop.
Living things reproduce.
Living things respond to their environment.
Living things adapt to their environment

A heart does not reproduce or respond to it's environment
User Bohbian
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A human heart does not live on its own

without the human brain, the heart is dead

any organ in our human body is not a living thing
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