Question

Which of the following is an example of a dead object?

• A. Mango plant
• B. Stone
• C. Earthworm
• D. Bird

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Stone

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Living organisms go through a growing phase and are extremely sensitive.
2. They are living things with ongoing metabolic processes.
3. In living creatures, the exchange of gases happens during the breathing process.
4. On the other hand, non-living things are immobile and lack metabolic processes.
5. They do not require oxygen, and they do not breathe.
6. They live forever; as stone does not possess any characteristics of living things, it is a dead object.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:
The Mango plant is a living thing as it possesses many characteristics of living things.

Option C:

The earthworm is a living thing as it possesses many characteristics of living things.

Option D:
A bird is a living thing as it possesses any characteristics of living things.

Final answer: Stone is an example of a dead object