Question

Biologists with a predilection for theory have tried-and largely failed-to define what it is that makes something a living thing.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Biologists with a predilection for theory have tried—and largely failed—to define what it is that makes something a living thing. Organisms take in energy-providing materials and excrete waste products, but so do automobiles. Living things replicate and take part in evolution, but so do some computer programs