Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Is it Alive ?

How do we know if something is alive ?


78 comments:

  1. We know if something is alive if: It's breathing, If it's moving and it's NOT an inanimate object, If it's a plant, we know it's alive if it's its natural color and not dead brown, and we know if something's alive if it speaks, barks, etc.

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  2. We know if something is alive if: It's breathing, If it's moving and it's NOT an inanimate object, If it's a plant, we know it's alive if it's its natural color and not dead brown, and we know if something's alive if it speaks, barks, etc.

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    1. For some reason it posted it twice :I

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  3. We know if it is breathing.

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  4. If it is breathing or walking.

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  5. If its heart is beating

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  6. They will be breathing.

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  7. if its breathing

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  8. It would start moving and breathing

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  9. We know if something is alive because it will have motion, reproduction, sensitivity, excretion, respiration, consumption and growth.

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    1. http://www.ask.com/question/how-do-you-know-if-something-is-alive

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  10. We know that something is alive if it is breathing and it's brain is in function

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  12. How we know if something is alive is by, it's heart is beating and it's breathing. Also if it speaks or makes a sound such as an animal noise.

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  13. if it is moving, if it is a biotic material, if it is moving if it has a pulse and/or breathing.

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    1. you can also tell by if it is making sounds.

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  14. No this is patrick !!!!!

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  15. Dr.Bridges says: It is alive if it is abiotic or biotic

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    1. abiotic is alive biotic is not

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  16. We know if something is alive is by, it's heart is beating and it's breathing. Also if it speaks or makes a sound such as an animal noise.

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  17. You can tell if something is alive if it has ALL of these:
    -Motion
    -Reproduction
    -Sensitivity/ Response to stimulus
    -Excretion (Waste)
    -Respiration (Breathing)
    -Consumption (Eating)
    -Growth

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  18. It either twitches or moves you might want to poke it.

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  19. You can tell something is alive if it is alive!

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    1. Actually, here's some characteristics to tell if something's alive.
      M - Movement
      R - Respiration
      S - Sensitivity
      G - Growth
      R - Reproduction
      E - Excretion
      N - Nutrition (Get nutrition from a certain source e.g. plant gets nutrition from soil and sunlight, animals get it from plants or other animals)
      (From Yahoo answers)

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  20. M - Movement
    R - Respiration
    S - Sensitivity
    G - Growth
    R - Reproduction
    E - Excretion
    N - Nutrition (Get nutrition from a certain source e.g. plant gets nutrition from soil and sunlight, animals get it from plants or other animals)
    (pretty much the same thing as Lauren B.)
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081103090834AAziboB

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  21. Living things are made of cell.

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100815072112AAwBhSm

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  22. Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth.

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_you_tell_if_something_is_alive?#slide=2

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  23. It's breathing, sensitive, in motion, reproduction and many more things.

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  24. You can tell if something is alive if.
    -Movement,
    -Respiration,
    -Sensitivity,
    -Growth,
    -Reproduction,
    -Excretion and Nutrition,
    -the characteristics of human quality.

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_you_tell_if_something_is_alive?#slide=5

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  25. Motion Reproduction Sensitivity Response to stimulus Excretion Respiration Consumption Growth

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  26. What is a list that biologists would use to determine if something is alive or not?
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    I could be wrong, but I have heard cells was one of the characteristics and I am debating whether movement is a characteristic of life. Robots can move, but they aren't neccessarily living.

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080817120228AAR8Y4G

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  27. Reproducing Cells, Reproduction, and thrives off a source (Food, sun). CAN BE REANIMATED!!!

    Source: MY BRAIN!!!!!!!!! (btw the thriving source of Zombies!)

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  28. M - Movement
    R - Respiration
    S - Sensitivity
    G - Growth
    R - Reproduction
    E - Excretion
    N - Nutrition (Get nutrition from a certain source e.g. plant gets nutrition from soil and sunlight, animals get it from plants or other animals)

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  29. You can tell if something is alive because it will have some or all of these;
    Living things are made of cells.
    Living things obtain and use energy.
    Living things grow and develop.
    Living things reproduce.
    Living things respond to their environment.
    Living things adapt to their environment.

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    1. http://utahscience.oremjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/sciber00/7th/classify/living/2.htm

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  30. Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth,Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition.

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  31. Sensitivity
    Breathing (or respiration)
    Movement
    Growth
    Feeding
    Excretion
    Reproduction
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080817120228AAR8Y4G

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  32. You can tell if something is alive if it breathes, grows, or reproduces. Also, all living things have cells.

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  33. You Can tell if something is alive with some of these.
    1.Movement
    2.Reproduction and heredity
    3. Growth and development
    4. Organization
    5.Metabolism
    6.Homeostasis
    https://smartsite.ucdavis.edu/access/content/user/00002950/bis10v/week1/13alive.html

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  34. You can tell if something is alive if it breathes, grows, or reproduces. Also, all living things have cells.

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  35. A living thing has to move and and they are made of cells.

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  36. to see if there is a heart beat.
    loganm

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  37. You can tell if something is alive if it breathes, grows, or reproduces. Also, all living things have cells. Ph

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  38. You can tell if something is alive by if it has cells.

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  39. when is moves:)

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  40. IF IT IS AN ANIMAL YOU CAN TELL BY HEARTBEAT OR BREATHING!!!!!!!!!!

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  41. You can tell if something is alive if it has ALL of these:
    -Motion
    -Reproduction
    -Sensitivity/ Response to stimulus
    -Excretion (Waste)
    -Respiration (Breathing)
    -Consumption (Eating)
    -Growth

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  42. You can check its pulse.

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  43. https://smartsite.ucdavis.edu/access/content/user/00002950/bis10v/week1/13alive.html

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  44. Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth,Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. Are all ways to tell if something is alive.

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  45. Try breathing, and moving, but honestly, I've never seen a tree skip casually across the street.

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  46. M - Movement
    R - Respiration
    S - Sensitivity
    G - Growth
    R - Reproduction
    E - Excretion
    N - Nutrition (Get nutrition from a certain source e.g. plant gets nutrition from soil and sunlight, animals get it from plants or other animals)

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  47. if its breathing and a living organisim.

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  48. it needs a soulmate

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  49. Well it's kind of easy to tell if something is alive by respiration, movement, sensitivity, excretion, reproduction and consumes or uses energy.

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  50. It moves and it is mad uup of cells

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  51. Movement,sensitivity and resperation

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  52. It sometimes moves and All the time, it must have cells. A rock is not alive, Spongbob Squarepants is alive.

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  53. If it has a heart and its beating !

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  54. Well it's kind of easy to tell if something is alive by respiration, movement, sensitivity, excretion, reproduction and consumes or uses energy.

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  55. if it's cells are active?

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  56. its made up of cells.

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  57. You could tell if something is alive if it is any of these.
    Sensitivity
    Breathing (or respiration)
    Movement
    Growth
    Feeding
    Excretion
    Reproduction

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  58. if it is breathing, or ticklish

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  59. If it has cells

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  60. Cells are in it n it go's rawr

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  61. You can tell if something is alive if it grows, moves or reproduces.

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  62. You can tell if something is alive if it is;breathing, sensitive, in motion, reproduction, includes cells, and many more things.

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