Which of the following distinguished living things from nonliving things? a. living things are made up of cells nonliving things are not. b. living things are made up of atoms non-living things are not. c. living things are made up of elements non-living things are not. d. living things are made up of particles non-living things are not.

Which best describes the scientific method? a. a path of clearly defined steps that must be followed in a particular order b. a possible answer to a scientific question based on knowledge or research c. the recipe for how to conduct an experiment that must be followed precisely d. the process of hypothesis and testing through which scientific inquiry occurs

What chemical speeds up the process of decomposition in dead organisms are exposed to it? nitrogen oxygen hydrogen chlorine

Which areas of earth receive the most precipitation on average? a. tropics b. temperate zones c. regions near 30? n and s latitudes d. polar zones 1