After studying what determines if an object is living or nonliving, the observations made on the three test subjects helped clear up any uncertainties I had on this topic. A plant, a dog, and a beaker were studied which enhanced my understanding of the characteristics of living things. Each test subject provided different characteristics than the next had to offer so a wide variety of characteristics were used in this learning experience. The plant had …showed first 75 words of 1052 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1052 total…life in objects. Generating the list of what it means to be alive helped me understand what I should look for when looking for live objects. Actually looking for these characteristics in live and non-live subjects gave me a well roundedness for what it means to actually be alive versus not alive. All of my uncertainties of what it meant to "be alive" were answered in this lab because I have had hands on experience.