what are living and non-living things ?

Question

use the terms biotic and abiotic

Answer 1

Abiotic factors are those non-living physical and chemical factors which affect the ability of organisms to survive and reproduce. Some abiotic factors are the following:
light intensity
temperature range
type of soil or rock
pH level
(acidity or alkalinity)
water availability
dissolved gases
level of pollutant

Biotic factors are all the living things or their materials that directly or indirectly affect an organism in its environment. This would include organisms, their presence, parts, interaction, and wastes. Factors such as parasitism, disease, and predation (one animal eating another) would also be classified as biotic factors.

Answer 2

Abiotic components are non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment. These may be classified as light, temperature, water, atmospheric gases, and wind as well as soil factors.Biotic material or biological derived material is any natural material that is originated from living organisms. Most such materials contain carbon and are capable of decay.
Examples of biotic materials are wood, linoleum, straw, humus, manure, bark, crude oil, cotton, spider silk, chitin, fibrin, and bone.

Answer 3

It is very difficult to define what is alive and what isn't. Some things are easy but there are strong arguments that viruses are not strictly alive. There are even stronger arguments that other chemical processes like prions (that cause mad cow disease) are not alive. They have some characteristics of life but cannot be considered to be alive as cells are.