Maria and her classmates are in their outdoor classroom. They are planting lettuce and corn seeds in the garden soil, hoping that
the seeds will sprout and grow. The girls watered the seeds, thinking that the seeds will respond to the moisture in the soil The
students noticed different forms of fungus growing on a tree at one end of the garden. "What is that? asked Maria. "A type of
fungus,' answers Cara. "Is it alive?" they both wondered. Ms. Johnson, their teacher, comments that are definite signs to tell
whether something is living or non-living.
Consider the story you just read. ALL BUT ONE of the choices below indicate that something is living.
A) Living things grow.
B) Seeds respond to water.
C) Living things are green
D) Seeds help in reproduction.