Living, Once Living or Nonliving

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Vegetable Seeds

• Living

• Once Living

• Non-Living

Answer explanation

Vegetable seeds are living because with the right conditions they will grow into a new plant.

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Probiotic in Yogurt

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

The Probiotic in Yogurt is living because it contains live bacteria cultures that provide health benefits.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Lichens

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

Lichens are a living fungus. They can be found on trees. Lichens found in nature are usually alive. Lichens that are stored inside will die over time.

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Shells

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

Shells are classified as 'Once Living' because they were once part of a living thing, but are now empty and no longer alive.

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Natural Sea Sponge

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is once living because a natural sea sponge was once a living sea create that is dried out.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Fire

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

Fire is considered nonliving because it does not have cells, does not grow, and does not reproduce.

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Raw Chicken

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

Raw Chicken is classified as 'Once Living' because it was once a living chicken.

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Raw Beans

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

Raw beans are considered living as they are seeds that have the potential to grow into a bean plant if put in the right conditions.

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Fossil

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Nonliving because fossils are actually rocks. Fossils are the remains of once-living things that have turned into rocks through geologic processes making them non-living.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Is this LIVING, ONCE LIVING, or NON-LIVING?

Sweet Gum Tree Seeds

• Living

• Once Living

• Nonliving

Answer explanation

The Sweet Gum Tree Seeds are living because they can grow into sweet gum trees in the right conditions.