Ian listened to the professor and felt she was protesting their early demise a little too much. I mean, if they were going to die early wouldn't it be kinder to let them know? Anyways, he felt like she kind of brushed his answer off. Nevermind that it doesn't matter or is untrue. It's how he felt and so that's what he thought.

She asked about physical attributes of a deceased organism. He thought for a few minutes and realized he'd probably eaten too little for lunch. He raised his hand again. Deceased organisms no longer take in and process nourishment.