Characteristics it has: Soil is considered a living thing because it is a macrocosm of life. There are billions of bacteria in a handful of healthy soil along with the occasional earthworm, nematode, grub, etc. Healthy soil is an entire ecosystem in itself with predators and prey, producers and consumers, that is why it is considered to be a living thing.
For the characteristics it doesn’t have, it doesn’t move or talk.
So the answer for the last image is it is a living thing.