Question

7th grade biology

Say two things that I looks similar living things but it’s not living and does not feet to the 7 criteria.And explain why their not feeting the 7 criteria

Answer 1

Viruses and fire

Step-by-step explanation:

(I think you meant FIT instead of FEET?)

A living thing must be capable of ALL these 7 processes:

1. Movement
2. Sensitivity (response to environment)
3. Reproduction (heredity, passing traits to offspring, evolution)
4. Nutrition (eating)
5. Excretion (getting rid of waste)
6. Cells / Complex chemistry / Respiration (this one depends on the teacher, I've seen all of these as valid responses before).

Viruses appear like they're alive because they fit some of the criteria of life, but not all of them. Specifically, they can reproduce / pass their traits to their offspring / evolve, and have complex chemistry, but they do not meet the other criteria.

Fire appears alive for the same reasons. It seems like moves, grows, absorbs and excretes nutrients. It does fit any of the other criteria though, so it cannot be alive.