Question

A student collects several plants and pebbles from a riverbank, places them in an aquarium, and records observations for 15 days. The sizes of the plants increase, while the sizes of the pebbles remain the

same. The student classifies the pebbles as nonliving things.
Which criteria does the student use as the basis for the classification?
ability to grow
ability to move
O ability to reproduce
O ability to respond to stimuli

Answer 1

ability to grow

Step-by-step explanation:

The student uses one of the living attributes, ability to grow to classify the pebbles as non-living things.

There are 8 major attributes of all living organisms;

• Ability to move
• Ability to reproduce
• Ability to obtain nourishment
• Irritability
• growth
• excretion
• respiration
• death

Since the pebble to could not grow, it is classified as a non-living organism.