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What is a term used to describe all matter that is nonliving or never living?
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∙ 15y ago
inanimate - that which doesn't live.
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Is a dead animal considered living or non living?
dead implies that it was once alive, but nonliving implies that it is simply matter, and never was alive.
Is glass living or nonliving?
glass is non-living, as it was never alive. if it was made of animal matter, then it would be classed as living, even if it was dead. Sand has never been alive, so it is non-living
What object is considered living and nonliving?
if your asking what is the difference living is something that is alive and i think you get the point that ........... nonliving is ...............................DEAD. Or never was alive what ever you guys like best.
When a animal dies does it become abiotic?
NO, because biotic is living or ONCE LIVING and Abiotic is nonliving and never will be
What are nonliving substances called?
If something is non-living (i.e. an object that was never alive in the first place) it is said to be inanimate.
What does Non-Living mean?
Something that is dead is non living, but something that is non living isn't necessarily dead (that's probably confusing). Example: rocks are non living but not dead. Dead means it once lived but does no more. Non living usually means it never lived. http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/classify/living/2.htm
Non living and living factors are?
Non-living means "never was and never will be alive" living means "alive" rocks are nonliving sand is dead (dead means once alive but not anymore) because some of it used to be coral lizards and wildlife are living.
What characteristics do nonliving things have in common?
They are all not living, their brains have ceased to function, unless they are kept frozen decomposition will set in. A nonliving thing is also not necessarily just something that has died. It could also be something that was never alive or never will be. (ie: a stuffed animal, an ipod, or perhaps a backpack.) All nonliving things are made up of atoms.
Are rocks made out of matter that was never living?
Some rocks are made of matter that was never living (e.g. meteoric rocks, igneous rocks, moon rocks) and some rocks are made of matter that was once part of living things (e.g. limestone rocks, marble rocks, iron ore rocks) and some rocks might be a mixture of matter that was never living and matter that was once part of living things (e.g. sandstone rocks, mudstone rocks, shale rocks, slate rocks).
What abiotic factors affect the life of a dragonfly living in a pond?
Rocks and water.. I'm not very sure at the moment what else, but this is a good start. Think 'nonliving'.. things that have never been alive and never will be. (A dead leaf would be dead, not nonliving- it was alive at one point. Think NOT ALIVE IT'S DEADfor that one.)
Is silk living nonliving or never part of a living thing?
Silk is non living, for it does not reproduce, respire, or metabolize. It was once part of a living thing, the silkworm caterpillar, which spun the fibre of which the caterpillar made its cocoon. From this cocoon the silk strand was unspun to give us the silk thread.
How long has planet Mars lived?
Zero.Planets are nonliving and have never lived.
