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

Growth in living organisms is due to:

Among the following choose the properties shown by the living organism exclusively?

I. growth

II. increase in mass

III. self-replication ability

IV. response to touch stimuli

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for

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 which of the following, metabolic reactions take place?

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?

Regeneration was first discovered in

Imagine a synthetic life form created in a lab that uses a novel information storage molecule distinct from DNA or RNA, but still exhibits heritability and undergoes evolution. Which of the following aspects of the current definition of life would MOST require reconsideration in light of this discovery?

Among the following which is a common phenomenon exhibited by living and non-living organisms to show the feature of growth?

Increase in body mass can be considered a criterion for growth