It's an arbitrary line, but you might say that a biological phenomenon such as mountain lion or even sunflower has a different meaning of "do what they do" form

It's an arbitrary line, but you might say that a biological phenomenon such as mountain lion or even sunflower has a different meaning of "do what they do" form a purely physical one such as a black hole, quicksand, or a volcano. Even if we don't ascribe consciousness to the biological phenomena, they can be said to "seek" certain resources/input and "avoid" others. They actively avoid death and attempt to sustain their processes over generations by consuming specific resources. A black hole, if offered a red giant or an asteroid, will not respond to either, because it has no sensory input and no preference for growth or evaporation. I think it is also fair to look at a mountain lion as an essentially chemical/physical process similar to a black hole, but in that case I would say it's hard to declare humans are any different.