AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rocks do not reproduce, they do not die, and therefore they were never alive. But the line is not always that clear. Life is the process of self-preservation for living beings and can be recognised by life processes; such as eating, metabolism, secretion, reproduction, growth, heredity etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Only living beings are composed of one or more cells. Rocks are composed of mineral grains such as quartz and feldspar, which are far less complex than cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Non-living things are inanimate objects or forces with the ability to influence, shape, alter a habitat, and impact its life. Some examples of non-living things include rocks, water, weather, climate, and natural events such as rockfalls or earthquakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Viruses, virions, and viroids are all examples of non-cellular life. Viruses are parasites that infect plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. They consist of genetic material and a protective protein coat.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hi Shane, Fossils are the remains or impressions of once living organisms that you can find in sedimentary rocks. There are two basic types of fossils that geologists and paleontologists talk about. These are body fossils and trace fossils.