Living things have certain qualities. For something to be considered alive, it must have those characteristics. Sort the characteristics below by whether they are shown by living or nonliving things.

Question

noncellular responsive to stimuli grows and develops reproduces only in a host cell uses energy Living
Nonliving

Answer 1

Certainly! Here’s how the characteristics can be sorted into living and nonliving categories:

Living:

• responsive to stimuli
• grows and develops
• reproduces
• uses energy

Nonliving:

• noncellular
• reproduces only in a host cell

Note: "Reproduces only in a host cell" typically pertains to certain viruses, which are often debated regarding their status as living or nonliving, but as per your request, I have categorized it as nonliving.