(a) What criteria can be used to decide whether something is alive?

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Any visible movement such as walking, breathing, or growing is generally used to decide whether something is alive or not.

However, a living organism can also have movements, which are not visible to the naked eye.

Therefore, the presence of life processes is a fundamental criterion that can be used to decide whether something is alive or not.

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