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A reason an automobile engine is not considered to be living is that it is not able to

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Something is classified as alive if it can move independently, metabolize fuel, and reproduce on its own.  An automobile does not move independently, nor can it reproduce itself, so you can't classify it as living. It cannot be classify as living because it is not able to make copy of itself.
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