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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.


What are living things that appear to be nonliving?

Some examples of living things that may appear to be nonliving include dormant seeds, non-moving plants, and hibernating animals. These organisms can exhibit characteristics of nonliving objects due to their lack of activity or apparent growth.


One of the observations that led people to think that life could arise from nonliving things was that?

Spontaneous generation was observed when living organisms seemed to appear from nonliving matter, such as maggots appearing on decaying meat. This led some to believe that life could spontaneously arise from inanimate materials.


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.


How did Bourne believe that an object could be made to rise and sink at will?

Bourne believed that an object could be made to rise and sink at will by varying the density of the object to be either lighter or heavier than the surrounding fluid. By adjusting the object's overall weight and volume, it could either float or sink based on the principle of buoyancy.

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What is direct observation?

Direct observation is an observation in which you have complete view and capability to observe and experiment with an object- hope i could help


What is a good example of observation and inference?

A good example of observation and inference could be a scenario where you see dark clouds gathering in the sky (observation). From this, you might infer that it is likely to rain soon. The observation is based on visual evidence, while the inference is a conclusion drawn from that evidence, predicting future weather conditions.


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.


What did people think about cells before Pasteurs experiments with beef broth and s shaped tubing?

Cells came from nonliving things.or Cells could generate spontaneously.


What a theory that life could arise from nonliving matter?

spontaneous generation


What is a qualitative observation for a penny?

A qualitative observation for a penny could be that it is round, small, and made of metal.


The ancient belief that nonliving things could transformed into living organisms?

Spontaneous Generation


What concept states that living things could arise from nonliving things?

spontaneous generation


What are two nonliving things that could a cactus living in the Desert?

no water and something else


What is the difference between nonliving and living things?

nonliving is like the ocean the ocean doesnt breathe and the ocean doesnt talk living is like animals like humens we could talk we could write and breathe but does the ocean knows how to do that? No i dont think so so now you know what nonliving and whats living


What did Aristotle fail to recognize about the rules of nature for objects on earth?

He failed to recognize that pure logic could not always bring him to correct conclusions. One example of this was his conclusion that one object twice as massive as another object would fall to the ground in half the time. This seemed logical to him and frankly it also seems intuitively reasonable to us today, particularly if we are not in on the truth. This is complicated a little by questions of air resistance and by the shape and density of the objects, but all things being equal careful observation by Galileo proved Aristotle wrong.


What is a scientific term for the word conclusion?

A scientific term for "conclusion" could be "findings" or "results".