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.

the answer is B. living things

I believe the correct response would be A. Living things are made up of cells. While non living things are not made of cells. Regardless if the said object is living or non living, assuming it has mass and volume and is matter, it would possess atoms of specific elements arranged in a chemical manner to produce said compounds and substances.