suppose i find an object, what characteristics would i study to determine if it is living or nonliving?

Answer 1

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.

Best of luck.

Answer 2

First,you would study these things.I have an acronym for the characteristics of living things.
M - Movement (can it move?)
R - Respiration (can it breathe?through whatever means it uses)
N - Nutrition (can it feed?,does it eat?)
I - Irritability (does it respond to stimulus?)
G - Growth (does it grow?)
E - Excretion (does it pass out waste products?)
R - Reproduction (does it reproduce?)
D - Death (can it die?)
These are what you need to consider.If it does all these,then yes it is a living thing.Though some people argue that death shouldn't be considered.

Answer 3

In science I think the distinction you are trying to make is between organic and inorganic since saying living and nonliving could just refer to the same creature except one physically alive and the other dead.

The seperation of organic and inorganic substances is the presence of carbon, one of the native elements.

However, if you actually are trying to distinguish to between living and dead then the obvious ones are the life essentials, breathing, eating, drinking, sleeping, and so on.

Answer 4

Is it moving,is it breathing? Is it made of cells, and therefore has sap or fluid acting in a blood capacity?

Answer 5

Use the acronym MRS NERG

Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity

Nutrition
Excrement
Reproduction
Growth

Answer 6

Does it move? Does it eat? Does it breathe? Does it eliminate? Does it need water?

Answer 7

It must be able to consume and produce waste, it must have reaction to stimuant, and must be able to adapt to an environment. Don't thank me, thank my sister.

Answer 8

does it breathe?
Does it need food and water?

go from there....those are the obvious ones