(December 19, 2022 at 10:18 pm)paulpablo Wrote: For example with a tree, I don't think there's an exact precise definition of when a dead tree stops being a tree or when a tree becomes a tree and stops being a seed.
As with all life, trees have a unique DNA sequence, as individuals, as particular tree species and as trees and plants overall. Living trees have metabolic activity; dead trees do not, except for the decomposers who are feeding upon their remains.