Characteristics
Can Move
Responds to
changes in
environment
Respires
Eats and drinks
Grows and
develops
Produces and
excretes waste
Reproduces
itself
Robot-bilby
Yes
Yes
Characteristics
Can Move
Responds to
changes in
environment
Respires
Eats and drinks
Grows and
develops
Produces and
excretes waste
Reproduces
itself
Bilby
Yes
Yes
Bilby Fossil
No
Yes
No
No
No Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Paper
No
Yes
Fire
Yes
Yes
A tree
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1. The bilby fossil is non-living, it does not move, respire,
assimilate, grow, produce waste or reproduce but it does
respond to changes in its environment. The robot bilby is also
non-living and does move (when commanded) and does
respond to changes in its environment. Although it does not
respire, grow, produce waste or reproduce.
2. The bilby fossil is dead, it does not move, respire, assimilate,
grow, produce waste or reproduce but it does respond to
changes in its environment.
3. The fire is non-living.
4. The tree does have all the listed characteristics.
5. The tree respires and assimilates.