Whole moong dal is living because it has seed in dormant stage.On getting conditions for germination ,it germinates and develops into plant. It also respires .Broken moong dal is non living because internal growth is absent in it.Respiration is also absent.

Species is the lowest of a population or basic taxonomic category which consists of one or more individuals that resemble one another more closely than individuals of other species.
The members of a species interbreed freely and are reproductively isolated from members of other species. These features make the species basic taxonomic category.

There are diverse habitats on earth hosting millions of living organisms. Due to limited number of taxonomists, absence of thorough survey of different areas and occurrence of several inaccessible regions, e.g., hot springs, underwater reefs, etc., it is difficult to identify all the organisms.

Botanists use binomial nomenclature to solve this problem.A scientific name is given to the plant based on certain principles and criteria.The scientific name of a particular plant is same all over the world and is not given to any other plant.

There are many organisms, which never reproduce in their life, although all other characteristic of living things are present in them, e.g., sterile worker bees, mules, infertile human couples, etc., Hence, reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining property of living things.