<span>C.)The average rate at which a mountain range rises each year is used to estimate how long ago the range began to rise.
Since geological time and movement takes place over a huge amount of time, most geologist measure the geological time by taking the average rate of almost all the sample and compare. </span>
Nonliving characteristics include the fact that they are not cells, have no cytoplasm or cellular organelles, and carry out no metabolism on their own and therefore must replicate using the host cell's metabolic machinery. Viruses can infect animals, plants, and even other microorganisms.
