OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
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Which description below best describes the meanings of “nonliving “ and “dead ‘’?
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Nonliving and dead mean the same thing.
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Nonliving had some characteristics of life, but dead has none.
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Nonliving has never been alive, but dead once was alive
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All of the answers are true.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -We now know that leaves, twigs, shells and feathers are all dead because they used to be living, but rocks, plastic bottle lids and stones have never been alive because they don’t need food, water and air to survive!
Detailed explanation-2: -This doesn’t mean that they are dead. Something that was dead must have once been alive. A non-living thing has never been alive. For example, the Moon does not grow, it does not reproduce, it does not create waste and does not have any nutritional needs.
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