The answer is C: a pollutant.
A pathogen is a disease carrying vector that has the ability to spread using a variety of different mechanisms. A pathogen that is a contagion has the ability to spread through touch. An example of such a pathogen would be the one that results in staph infections.
Answer:
all living things have the ability to produce offspring
All living things are able to sense and respond to stimuli around them
all living things grow and mature
Explanation: