Biology, 21.10.2020 22:01, kornut5536
An astronaut visits Mars and discovers and unknown alien body. The astronaut studies it to determine if it is living and notices the following things about it:
it is made of cells
it can reproduce
it does not grow or develop
it does not maintain homeostasis
it can adapt to its surroundings
it uses energy
Based on these observations, is this alien body living or not?
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it is living because it met most of the characteristics of life
it can't be determined based on the accepted definition of life
it is non-living because it does not meet all the characteristics of life
it is living because it has all the characteristics of life
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