Salt crystals do grow and are extremely organized for an organism but is not considered alive. The reason for this is because salt crystals do not have one single cell, and in order to be considered alive it must contain at least one cell.
A rock is nonliving because it does not exhibit any characteristics of life, such as growth, reproduction, metabolism, or response to stimuli. It is considered an inanimate object composed of minerals.
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
Yeast is a living organism in the fungal kingdom. It is a single-celled organism that can reproduce and metabolize nutrients.
A nonliving specimen refers to something that was never alive, like a rock or a chair. A specimen that is considered dead was once living but has now ceased all life processes.
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A dead bird is non living.
Non living is dead and living is alive
Living things are living, breathing, eating organisms that take and contribute to their ecosystem. Nonliving things do not breathe, eat, or need water (e.g., a rock). A dead organism is a once-living creature that has become a nonliving thing.
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.
dead implies that it was once alive, but nonliving implies that it is simply matter, and never was alive.
Mushrooms are living fungi that aid in decomposing dead animal and plant matter.
it is both nonliving and dead. nonliving and dead basically mean the same thing.
Fish are living animals, unless they are obviosly dead. Because they live, breathe and move.
Dry leaves are dead leaves.
Pickles are cucumbers that have been removed from the living plant and placed in a salt mixture that gives them their flavor. They are nonliving because they were detached from the plant, which was living. If the object in question can not move, grow, or provide food for itself, it is not living.