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Directions:Selectfivedifferentorganismsorobjects.Usetheprovidedlinksorfind
yourowntodeterminewhatmakestheorganismorobjectaliveornot.
Object
AliveorNot
Alive
Criteria
Criteria
Criteria
Criteria
humans
alive
Self
Breathson
reproductive theirown
Wehave
Independent
independent movement
thoughts
chair
Notalive
Notself
Doesnt
reproductive breath
Doesnt
have
independent
thoughts
Doesnt
move
independent
ly
door
Notalive
Notself
Doesnt
reproductive breath
Doesnt
have
independent
thoughts
Doesnt
move
independent
ly
dog
alive
Self
Breathson
reproductive theirown
Wehave
Independent
independent movement
thoughts
orangutan
alive
Self
Breathson
reproductive theirown
Wehave
Independent
independent movement
thoughts
Basedonyourdatawhatisyourdescriptionofthefundamentalcriteriaforlife?
Independentactionsandthoughtsarerequiredforsomethingtoactuallybedefinedas
alive.Achairhasnowaytomoveunlesssomethingexternallymovesit.Ahumancan
moveonitsown.Everythingthatlivesbreaths.