In majority of higher animals and plants reproduction and growth are
Mutually exclusive events
Simultaneous events
Dependent events
Identical events
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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
I and III are true
I and II are true
Only III is true
All are true
Process of metabolism leads to
Growth
Development
Functions of living body
All of these
Which of the following set of organisms reproduce by fragmentation (asexual mode of reproduction)?
Amoeba, fungi and earthworm
Fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses
Hydra, fungi, Amoeba and bacteria
Earthworm, bacteria and fungi
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
Which one of the following feature is shared by all living organism at all hierarchial level
Presence of genetic material
Ability to reproduce
Capacity for growth
Exhibiting metabolism
Assertion: (A)Metabolism refers to the sum of chemical reactions that occur with in living organisms. Reason : (B)Metabolic reactions occur simultaneously inside living organisms
Both (A), (B) are correct
(B) only correct (A) is not true
(A) is only correct (B) is not true
Both (A) and (B) are not correct
Consciousness is regarded as a defining property of living organisms. Which example best demonstrates consciousness in animals?
A river flowing downstream
Clouds forming in the sky
A dog responding to its owner's call
Crystals forming in a saturated solution
In plants growth occur by … throughout their life span.
Choose an appropriate option to complete the given NCERT statement
Cell dedifferentiation
Cell differentiation
Cell multiplication
None of these
Which of the following is not a defining feature of living organism?
Organization
Metabolism
Movement
Reproduction
What is illustrated by the statement ‘Nothing lives forever, yet life continues’?
Metabolism
Embryogenesis
Reproduction
Replication
