Straw is the dried stalks of plants like wheat or oats, so yes, at one time straw was a living plant.
It varies from living thing to living thing.
Sugar is not a living thing, but sugar does come from sugar canes which is a living thing :)
In biological terms, a clone is a living thing. For example, Dolly the sheep was a clone, and clearly she was a living thing.
It is a dormant living thing. Under the right conditions, it becomes an active living thing.
A living thing and a non living thing interact with one another simply by the non living thing is llike a bacteria and it gets into the living things bloodstream and that's how they interact.
There is no such thing as 'straw' in Minecraft. So you can't.
bamboo
It is a living thing.
NO
Non living
A rat is a living thing
It varies from living thing to living thing.
An animal is a living thing.
Light is not a living thing.
It is a living thing.
through a thing that looks like a straw
No it is not a living thing