Based on the fact that the single cell of the Amoeba can split in half, the correct answer is The student is correct; amoebas are probably alive because they have reproductive capabilities and create offspring through reproduction.
An organism is considered to be alive due to various reasons and one of them is whether the organism has reproductive capabilities and can therefore reproduce and create offspring.
Even though the Amoeba is a unicellular organism, it can still reproduce asexually which means that it can reproduce without the need for another organism of its kind like it does when it splits itself in two.
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