Question

3. Which of the following is a characteristic that could be applied to both living and nonliving things? (1 point)
composed of cells that maintain homeostasis
carry out metabolic reactions
transfer genetic information to offspring
contain mostly carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

Answer 1

any ideas?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

give me some examples of nonliving things?

Answer 4

rocks computers phones wood

Answer 5

lets use rocks as an example. Rocks are non-living things that can undergo in cycles just like the living things do.

Answer 6

Rocks have rock cycle: igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic.

Answer 7

but of non living ?

Answer 8

Living things adapt to their environment while non living things don't
living things move why non living things don't.
Living things grow and develop while non living things don't.
living things obtain energy while non living things don't.

Answer 9

but atoms can be composed in both non-living and living things

Answer 10

oooh ok thanks I really need to look into that more

Answer 11

D is the closest answer

Answer 12

contain mostly carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen in both non-living things and living things.

Answer 13

example: carbon can be found in wood

Answer 14

thank you :}

Answer 15

carbon can be in carbon dioxide gas that mostly living things exhale and inhale from it

Answer 16

you're welcome :-)