Living things have certain qualities. For something to be considered alive, it must have those characteristics. Sort the characteristics below by whether they are shown by living or nonliving things. noncellular
responsive to stimuli
grows and develops
reproduces only in a host cell
uses energy

Living -
Respond to stimuli
Grow and develops
Used energy

Not living-
Non cellular

I am not sure about the reproduces only in a host cell. I would say living but I’m not 100% sure

This is what i found on google“ the monomers combine with each other via covalent bonds to form larger molecules known as polymers. in doing so, monomers release water molecules as byproducts. this type of reaction is known as dehydration synthesis, which means “to put together while losing water. in the process, a water molecule is formed.” i hope this you