Question

Is egg a living or non-living thing?

Answer 1

The answer to this question is contradictory. If the egg is fertilized, it forms a zygote cell and is alive but remains in inactive state till hatched. The egg we get from a grocery shop is not alive as it is unfertilised egg. After hatching, the egg cell divides, grows and produces chick. These are the properties of living organism, so fertilised egg can be considered as living.