Is a skeleton nonliving or dead?

Question

A skeleton that's NOT inside a living body.

Made of bones only, no skin or hair or anything.

Answer 1

umm?

as long as we're living a healthy life it's alive

but when we die it dies too

so because it can be alive too I  can't consider it a nonliving

so dead is your answer

Answer 2

if yu see NE skeletons walking down the street, yu better tell the guvt krats.

or maby tell sis tu wake yu up, kauz yu hav nitemare.

Answer 3

I don't recall there being a distinction between non-living and dead. Or rather, dead material are a form of non-living matter. So a skeleton would be considered living tissue while inside a living body, and be both dead *and* non-living if you see one buried in the sand. But if you see one shambling down the street mauling people left and right, it's probably undead and you should run for your life.

Answer 4

um...bone inside a living organism is biologically viable (or "alive") because it grows and changes and is connected to blood supplies and nerves, etc.  a skeleton though is not a singular living entity.

a skeleton on its own is not alive (even if biological material can be salvaged from the bone)