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Classify that you are stranded on an island equipped with only a microscope. describe what you could do to determine whether an unknown object is from a living or nonliving thing?

You can study the unknown object under the microscope and look for characteristics like movement, cell structure, and organization. If you observe patterns that suggest the object has cells, shows growth, or displays other biological characteristics, it likely comes from a living thing. If it lacks these features and appears more like abiotic matter, it is likely nonliving.


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.


Can you determine whether a agar deep culture is pure by visually inspecting it without a microscope?

The short answer is no. Microorganisms are just that - microscopic, and the naked eye can not determine between different species, especially in a broth culture. Maybe on a plate, where the colony shapes, sizes, viscosity, and color can be determined, but a broth culture usually needs to be streaked onto a plate to determine if it is pure or not.


What are the tiny particles called that make up everything living and nonliving?

Atoms are the tiny particles that make up everything, whether living or nonliving. They consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons, which come together to form molecules and ultimately all matter in the universe.


What criteria determine whether something is considered edible?

The criteria that determine whether something is considered edible include its safety for consumption, nutritional value, taste, and cultural acceptance.

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How could you use a microscope to help determine whether the specimen is living or non-living thing?

wouldn't it be moving?


To determine whether a fossil primate was a hominid paleoanthropologists looked mainly at whether the specimen?

Had a pelvis or leg bones.


Classify that you are stranded on an island equipped with only a microscope. describe what you could do to determine whether an unknown object is from a living or nonliving thing?

You can study the unknown object under the microscope and look for characteristics like movement, cell structure, and organization. If you observe patterns that suggest the object has cells, shows growth, or displays other biological characteristics, it likely comes from a living thing. If it lacks these features and appears more like abiotic matter, it is likely nonliving.


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.


Which tool would help you determine whether water from a pond contains amoeba?

Microscope would help you determine whether water from a pond contains amoeba by allowing you to observe and identify their presence based on their morphology and movement.


Can you determine whether a agar deep culture is pure by visually inspecting it without a microscope?

The short answer is no. Microorganisms are just that - microscopic, and the naked eye can not determine between different species, especially in a broth culture. Maybe on a plate, where the colony shapes, sizes, viscosity, and color can be determined, but a broth culture usually needs to be streaked onto a plate to determine if it is pure or not.


How would you determine whether it was a plant or an animal cell looking through a microscope?

YOu would look at the lines between the darker lines and find out if it is intwined with each other


How are renal cyst s determined to be benign or cancer?

Usually by taking a tissue biopsy. The sample is examined under a microscope to determine whether it's benign or cancerous.


Can kids sometimes see the nonliving?

Wll it all depends on whether you have had any issues when you were a kid.


Where can you test for asbestos?

Testing to determine whether something contains asbestos is done in a laboratory equipped with an appropriate optical microscope and with access to a transmission electron microscope. Most labs equipped to do this will be listed in classified telephone directories under the headings of "asbestos abatement," "environmental Lab" or something similar.


How do you determine whether a rock is a rhyolite or an andesite?

The composition of the rock will determine whether it is a rhyolite or an andesite.


How might one determine which either tendrils or spines is modified in an unknown specimen?

To determine whether tendrils or spines are modified in an unknown specimen, one can examine the morphology and function of the structures in question. Tendrils are typically slender, flexible, and used for climbing or support, while spines are usually rigid and serve protective or defensive roles. Observing the arrangement, texture, and growth pattern of the structures can provide clues; for example, tendrils often show coiling behavior, while spines may be more static. Additionally, comparing the specimen to known examples of tendrils and spines in related species can aid in identification.