Metabolism can be best defined as
The process in which a chemical is formed inside a body
The process in which a chemical is destroyed inside a body
The sum total all of chemical reactions only occurring in a body
A complex construction process only
Related Questions
Which of the following is a defining feature of all living organisms
Reproduction
Growth
Self Consciousness
Response to external stimuli
What is the symbol of Bombay Natural History Society?
Kingfisher
Eagle
Hornbill
Hawaiin Goose
Increase in body mass can be considered a criterion for growth
True
False
Sometimes True
Cannot be determined
Which of the following are considered as the twin characteristics of growth?
I. Responses to stimuli
II. Increases in mass
III. Increases in the number of individuals
IV. Increases in width
I and II
II and IV
I and III
III and IV
Growth in unicellular organisms can be observed by
Counting the mass of cultured cells
Analysing the amount of nutrient absorb by living organism
Growth can not be observed
In vitro culture by simply counting the number of cells under microscope
Among the following listed features, which is not a unique feature of living organisms?
Increase in size
Response to stimuli
Self organisation
Growth and reproduction
In which of the following, metabolic reactions take place?
In living organism only
Both in living and non-living organism
In isolated cell free systems
Both (1) and (3 )
Biological organization in living state is at
Atomic level
Molecular level
Cellular level
Tissue level
A defining feature of living organisms is their ability to respond to stimuli. Which of these is an example of a plant responding to a stimulus?
A rock rolling down a hill
Water evaporating from a puddle
Phototropism in a sunflower
Salt dissolving in water
Which of the following processes demonstrates adaptation in living organisms?
A stone weathering over time
Formation of rust on iron
Development of camouflage in a chameleon
Sugar dissolving in water
