• Question: Would you say air is a living thing?

    Asked by meadhbh17 to Asif, Laura, Lena, Sean, Viv on 14 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Lena Ciric

      Lena Ciric answered on 13 Mar 2012:


      I wouldn’t say so. It doesn’t grow, move, reproduce, metabolise, evolve…

    • Photo: Sean Murphy

      Sean Murphy answered on 13 Mar 2012:


      It really depends on how we define “life”. Most people would agree that to be alive you need to have characteristics like Lena listed. However, some people have argued that objects such as a sun could be classified as alive as it can grow, move, reproduce(?), metabolize, and evolve. That said, in my opinion air is probably not alive.

    • Photo: Laura Waters

      Laura Waters answered on 14 Mar 2012:


      I agree with Lena & Sean, it is not alive!

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