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You can tell if a thing is living or nonliving by observing its?
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You observe their properties. A property describes an object, for example the property of a rock is hardness, a property of a person is eye color. Properties can also describe how an object behaves.
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∙ 14y agoLiving things show these things - the mnemonic is 'Mrs Gren' Movement Reproduction Sense their environment Growth Respiration (get energy out of food) Excretion of waste Nutrition (needing food)
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How you could use a microscope determine whether the specimen is a living or non-living thing?
You can tell because it will show characteristics of a living or nonliving object.
How can you tell cork cells are nonliving?
Cork cells are bark cells. The bark of every tree consists of dead cells. As dead cells, they are empty. That makes them insulation material. Cork oak trees live in an arid climate. The cork oak bark insulates the tree.
What is the one thing every living thing must either make or get from another living thing?
Every living thing needs water, oyygen and food and nutrients and sun to help it survive. You can tell that a thing is living if it breaths or grows.
How do you identify if things are living and non-living?
you can tell if something is living or non-living when it meets all 8 characteristics which is when it ....reproduces, has 1 or more cell, reacts to stimuli, consumes nutrients, produces waste, exchanges gases, contains water and when it grows!!!!! hoped that this helped!=)
How can you tell if a specimen is living or non living?
With its Growth & Reproduction.
How you could use a microscope determine whether the specimen is a living or non-living thing?
You can tell because it will show characteristics of a living or nonliving object.
Is glass classified living dead or nonliving?
if u mean a "glass jar" then yes it is non living........ for it was made out of sand - a nonliving substance. in u meant a "glass of jar" i have no idea.
What are the abiotic and biotic factors in a habitat?
biotics are living things. abiotics are nonliving things. so they ask what are the linving and nonliving things that live around your house. Tell what kinds of living things live near your house
How many living and nonliving cells are there on earth?
It is impossible to tell how many cells are living and not living. There are a ton you would have to count....which would take forever!!
What is example of a nonliving thing?
to tell you the truth i do not know but think of this does a folder have a beating heart or is it just cardboard
How can you tell a cell is nonliving?
You can tell it is non living, because it is filled with air. Under a microscope you will be able to only see a cell wall, because the inside is air.
Tell the group of organisms that all the cycles have in common which keeps matter cycling between living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem?
bacteria
How can you say if a thing is a living thing?
you can tell if this "thing'' if it can move, or it needs to survive by food , and if it can grow, it takes amounts of investigation to see if this"thing" is a living thing.
Is styrofoam nonliving?
to be considered living most scientist agree it must have the following properties:organizationexhibit evolutionary adaptationrespond to environmental stimuliregulationenergy processesgrowth and developmentreproductionAs a result virus are non-living because they DO NOT REPRODUCE ON THEIR OWN. They have to have a host to reproduce, grow, and develop.Also a good rule of thumb that i tell my students, if its not a virus, but has DNA in it....its a living thing.
Can you tell me what the tallest living thing is?
Giraffe, maybe.
How could you tell a rock is a living thing?
It is not so you cannot ever tell.
What are 10 livings things?
Umm cant u tell that a living thing is something living?
