Select the correct statement from the following statements

I. Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals are twin characteristics of growth

II. Metabolic reactions can also be demonstrated outside the body in isolated cell-free systems

III. ‘Response to stimuli’ is a defining property of living organisms

In majority of higher animals and plants reproduction and growth are

Biological organization in living state is at

The basic unit of life is:

Read the following features and select the correct option from the options given below with respect to living beings

I. They reproduce

II. They metabolise

III. They have cellular organisation

IV. They have ability to respond to stimuli

What is illustrated by the statement ‘Nothing lives forever, yet life continues’?

Prions, infectious protein particles, can induce conformational changes in normal proteins, leading to diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. While exhibiting self-propagation, prions lack genetic material. Do prions challenge the conventional definition of living organisms, and why?

A defining property or characteristic of living organisms is

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

Read the following features and select the correct option from the options given below with respect living beings I. They reproduce II. They metabolise

III. They have cellular organization IV. They have ability to respond to stimuli

Process of metabolism leads to