Biology is the study of life. compare a dog to a donut, explain why one is living and the other is not

In order for us to compare a dog to a donut, the properties of life must be determined.  These properties are Organization (unicellular/multicellular), Metabolism (anabolism/catabolism), Homeostatis, Growth, Reproduction, Response and Evolution.  Since the dog has all of these properties while the donut doesn’t, therefore we can say that the dog is a living organism and the donut isn’t.

on island x the species needed to adapt because they were being subject to predators which didn't inhabit island y.  

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