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?

Which of the following processes demonstrates adaptation in living organisms?

Viruses exhibit characteristics of both living and non-living entities. Which of the following properties of viruses MOST strongly supports the argument AGAINST their classification as living organisms?

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

All living organisms show:

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?

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

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

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

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

Among the following listed features, which is not a unique feature of living organisms?