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What is a tiny particle that has characteristics of both living and nonliving things?
This is (generally) referring to a VIRUS particle. Viruses can reproduce (a characteristic of living organisms) but may also be crystallised (a characteristic of non-living organisms). For this reason, a good number of scientists prefer not to talk of a virus as a living thing and even find discord classifying it under the normal taxonomic concepts and rules.
Which non living thing have characters of living thing?
The characteristics are:-Locomotion like in carsMovement like in machinesEnergy production like in bulbsArtificial intelligence like computers
Is abiotic living or nonliving?
NOnliving, biotic is living
Are toenails living or nonliving?
nonliving
Are rocks living or nonliving?
rocks are minerals and classed as non living.
Virus is living or nonliving?
A virus is considered non-living. It does not have all the characteristics of a living thing unlike bacteria. Viruses need living cells to reproduce while any living things can reproduce (asexually or not).
Why is virus a living organisms?
No. It is nonliving.
Why fire is a nonliving thing?
fire is a nonliving thing because it does not show all the characteristics of a living thing....
Are there things in between living and nonliving?
There is some debate about the status of a virus, whether it is living, not living, or some intermediary condition.
How does a biologist determine whether a thing is living or nonliving?
Biologists determine whether a thing is living or nonliving by a list of characteristics. These characteristics include the ability to reproduce, the ability to eat, the ability to grow and the ability to excrete waste.
What is a nonliving particle that causes a disease?
Viruses are considered to be non-living things, and are capable of causing disease. The reason viruses are not considered living is because they lack many of the characteristics of life until they infect a host cell.
A tiny nonliving particle that enters and the reproduces inside a living cell?
at first i was crying but then it just hit me it was a stupied virus
Is it possible for something nonliving to become something living?
No. It needs the all the characteristics of life to become a living thing.
Are there any nonliving things that have all the characteristics of life?
No...otherwise it would be considered living!
What is a tiny particle that has characteristics of both living and nonliving things?
This is (generally) referring to a VIRUS particle. Viruses can reproduce (a characteristic of living organisms) but may also be crystallised (a characteristic of non-living organisms). For this reason, a good number of scientists prefer not to talk of a virus as a living thing and even find discord classifying it under the normal taxonomic concepts and rules.
What are some characteristics of non living things?
nonliving things are things that don't use energy
Is a river living or non living?
A waterfall is nonliving because water is not a living thing.
