My homework states "the following are not characteristics of all living things. for each one give an example of something that is alive but doesn't have each characteristic.
a. moves
b. breathes oxygen

A. Moves because it is not a living characteristic

The answer is overmatching

By water evaporation from the leaves is created a negative pressure at the top of the tree that promotes the ascension  of the water through channels that are called xylem. there are also two molecule forces that are involved: the intra-water molecules cohesion (water molecules stick to each other) and the adhesion when the water molecules stick to the channels they are running in. this is what enables water to go from the roots to the top of a tall tree.