Give a reason why this statement would prove cars are NOT alive. (use the characteristics of life to support your answer) Statement: Ex. I saw these life forms rolling along the roads in great numbers.

Prosecution: Ex. The cars are rolling. Non-living things can roll down a hill. Nothing in the statement states that they are using their own energy to do so. Also, many machines have “moving” parts. Living things must have more than one of the seven characteristics.

1. They appeared to have a great deal of energy, some of them moved faster than 70km/hr

2. When one of these life forms stopped or slowed down, the others behind it responded.

3. Sometimes they would make honking noises

4. They would stop to feed on a liquid substance