Question

Which non-living things listed below were once part of a living thing?

butter, leather, soil, wool, electric bulb, cooking oil, salt, apple, rubber.

Answer 1

Living and Non-living:

1. Livings things mean which have life in them. Non-living things do not have life in them.
2. Soil, electric bulbs, and salt are non-living things.
3. The following non-living things were once part of a living thing:

• Butter - made from milk obtained from animals
• Leather - obtained from animal skin
• Wool - obtained from the hair of sheep
• Cooking oil - seeds of plants
• Apple - fruit from the apple tree
• Rubber - latex of rubber tree