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no, fire is not "alive". First of all, the definition of "life" is interesting. It appears you read a book that says there are 5 characteristics, while in my college bio book it says 7 characteristics, so you can see it is already arbitrary. I will use the 7 characteristics in my book just b/c I have it with me and I don't know what your "5 characteristics" are. Note, for something to be "alive" it basically has to have all these qualities. Things that have some of these qualities but not all are not alive (such as viruses). 1. Are hightly organized compared to natural inanimate objects. (Fire fails) 2. Display homeostasis, maintaining a relatively constant internal environment. (Fire fails) 3. Reproduce themselves. (Arguable, but I'd say fire passes) 4. Grow and Develop from simple beginnings. (Fire passes) 5. Take energy and matter from the environment and transform it. (Hmm, I'd say fire passes but then again fire IS energy so maybe not...) 6. Respond to stimuli (I'd say fire fails) 7. Show adaptation to their environment (I donno lol) So as you can see since fire does not pass all it is not alive. Of course almost everything passes at least one of these things, for example try asking these 7 things about a rock!
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∙ 11y agoA car does have a few characteristics of a living thing. They include:
- Need energy / fuel to work
- They need something to control it
- A car is unique and different like a living thing in numerous ways. E.g. appearance
- It can move
- It may experience problems
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∙ 9y agoThere are six characteristics of a living thing:
- A living thing must grow and develop.
- A living thing must use energy.
- A living thing must have cells.
- A living thing must reproduce.
- A living thing must be composed of chemicals.
- A living thing must respond to changes in their environment.
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5 characteristics of a living organism?
5 traits are they are organized, grow and develope , take in and use energy.
List some at least 5 characteristics of living things?
unique cellular organization respond to stimuli ability to reproduce ability to grow constant energy requirement
What are the 5 characteristics all living things share?
All living things exhibit these characteristics: 1. They are made of cells. 2. They obtain and use energy. 3. They grow and develop. 4.They reproduce. 5. They respond to their environment.
What is living and non living things?
Living things that breathe, move, eat, drink, and use energy. Some examples of living things are dogs, birds, humans, snakes, and fish. Trees and other flora are also living organisms Non-living things are resource-based, water, air, ground or are a man-made product such as furniture or chemicals
What are the characteristics that distinguish living things and nonliving things?
You can determine if something is living or nonliving by these simple things: 1. They have to be able to reproduce, either asexually or sexually. 2. They have to be able to respond to stimuli. 3. They have to have cells, either as a unicellular organism or as a multicellular organism. 4. They have to grow and develop. 5. They have to have homeostasis. This means that they can maintain their own body temperature. Think of this as a thermometer for the body. 6. The last thing is that all living things also have to be able to do is move.
Is a car a living thing not?
Uh...we invented the car, not Mother Nature. Or you could say, A car can move and use energy, which makes it seem alive, but a car cannot reproduce. An object needs to have all 5 characteristics of life in order to be classified as live. Examples of non-living objects are cars, water, fire, and mountains.
How does Amoeba meet at least 5 of the characteristics of living things?
what are five living characteristics of amoeba?\
What are 5 characteristics of living things?
mind your business
5 characteristics of a living organism?
5 traits are they are organized, grow and develope , take in and use energy.
Why do biologist not classify a car as a living organism?
because it is not living, not a livin organism. I would class it as a thing, a materlier. But what does it mean to be alive? According to biologists living organisms are characterized by seven "signs of life": 1) living things have highly organized, complex structures; 2) living things maintain a chemical composition that is quite different from their surroundings; 3) living things have the capacity to take in, transform, and use energy from the environment; 4) living things can respond to stimuli; 5) living things have the capacity to reproduce themselves; 6) living things grow and develop; and 7) living things are well-suited to their environment.
How many characteristic do living things share?
the answer is 5 characteristics
What 5 characteristics does all living things have?
Reproduction nutrition irritability excretion growth
Different characteristic of living things?
different characteristics of living organisms are: 1. respiration 2. nutrition 3. excretion 4. reproduction 5. growth different characteristics of living organisms are: 1. respiration 2. nutrition 3. excretion 4. reproduction 5. growth
Organisms in each kingdom share basic?
starts with 2 kingdoms vertebrates and invertebrates the vertebrat kingdoms is split up in to 5 kingdoms are reptile, mammal. bird, fish and anphibian
List some at least 5 characteristics of living things?
unique cellular organization respond to stimuli ability to reproduce ability to grow constant energy requirement
What living thing has 5 a letter word beginning in s and a-5 letter word ending in d?
what 5 letter word begins with s- a living thing-second 5 letter word ending in d
Do multicelledorganisms do the 5 things a living thing must do?
yes
