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Characteristics of life that can be found in some non-living things?
The most famous example is fire. It can move, breathe, multiply, grow, consume and produce energy....etc.
Is fire a living thing?
Fire is not a living thing because it does not have all of the seven characteristics. Nothing (so far) has proven that fire is made up of cells making it not living. Hope i helped and that you believe me :)
How does a forest fire affect living and non-living things?
it can burn and kill animals and their habitats.
How is fire a non living thing according to the 7 characteristics?
First here is the list of characteristics for life: 1. Organization, 2. Reproduction, 3. Response and stimuli, 4. Metabolism, 5. Homeostasis, 6. Growth and development, and 7. Excrement. The best example of non-living being living is FIRE. Fire is organized, it eats upside down. There's a joke there and a lot of truth. Fire certainly reproduces just start your couch on fire and watch your house burn. Fire certianly responds to stimuli - fanning the flame adding gasoline is like sugaring up a kid. Fire metabolizes fuel to ash and smoke. Homeostasis - this is probably the break point for fire BUT the flame will die down as the fuel burns out so it sort of changes its physiology in that sense. Does fire grow? here's a better question does algae grow and develop? Fire can start as a spark and grow and develop to destroy a forest. What does fire excrete - ASH - SMOKE.Fire is also used to cook food. Ultimately, Fire is non-living
What characteristics determines the color of a star?
Fire
How is a candle like a living thing?
A Candle is not a living thing because it does not have the 7 characteristics of living things which are: movemeny, reproduce, grow, excreate, or exchanging gases. it does have one charteristic of a living thing which is respond. it responds to fire because the fire is something called the stimulus which forces the wax on the candle to melt
Why fire is a nonliving thing?
fire is a nonliving thing because it does not show all the characteristics of a living thing....
Is sock living thing?
No, socks are not a living thing- or they might eat your feet! Neither is fire.
Why can items missing from the fire scene be as valuable as things remaining at the scene?
If you can tell that something is missing, it may give a clue to who may have started an arson fire. Missing jewelry, missing artworks, and missing teddybears may lead to different perpetrators. And if nothing is missing, then perhaps a fire isn't arson at all (or an arsonist was out to get the family.)
Characteristics of life that can be found in some non-living things?
The most famous example is fire. It can move, breathe, multiply, grow, consume and produce energy....etc.
Does fire have DNA?
no.. only living things can have DNA, fire is the combustion of matter :)
Does a car have 5 characteristics of a living thing?
no, fire is not "alive". First of all, the definition of "life" is interesting. It appears you read a book that says there are 5 characteristics, while in my college bio book it says 7 characteristics, so you can see it is already arbitrary. I will use the 7 characteristics in my book just b/c I have it with me and I don't know what your "5 characteristics" are. Note, for something to be "alive" it basically has to have all these qualities. Things that have some of these qualities but not all are not alive (such as viruses). 1. Are hightly organized compared to natural inanimate objects. (Fire fails) 2. Display homeostasis, maintaining a relatively constant internal environment. (Fire fails) 3. Reproduce themselves. (Arguable, but I'd say fire passes) 4. Grow and Develop from simple beginnings. (Fire passes) 5. Take energy and matter from the environment and transform it. (Hmm, I'd say fire passes but then again fire IS energy so maybe not...) 6. Respond to stimuli (I'd say fire fails) 7. Show adaptation to their environment (I donno lol) So as you can see since fire does not pass all it is not alive. Of course almost everything passes at least one of these things, for example try asking these 7 things about a rock!
Are there any non-living things that reproduce?
Fire
Is fire a living thing?
Fire is not a living thing because it does not have all of the seven characteristics. Nothing (so far) has proven that fire is made up of cells making it not living. Hope i helped and that you believe me :)
If a non living thing has a characteristic of something that is alive why is it classified as nonliving?
a living thing must be able to replicate its DNA using its own cellular components. Viruses need a host's machinery to replicate its DNA/RNA so it is not living. Prions and plasmids are also incabable of this and are also unliving. ------ There are several characteristics that are typical for a living being; some things considered "non-living" (like viruses, or a fire) have some of those characteristics, but not all of them. Some of these characteristics are that a living being can reproduce (so can a virus, or a fire!); that it has an organized structure; that it has a metabolism (it converts substances into other substances); some living beings can move (but some, like plants and sponges, usually don't).
Does fire have homeostasis?
No. Maintaining homeostasis is a characteristic of living things.
Do all living things require all charcteristics of life to be considered living?
Yes they do if not fire along with many other things would be considered living.
