A researcher observes an isolated system containing complex organic molecules undergoing spontaneous self-assembly into membrane-bound structures. These structures exhibit rudimentary metabolism but no reproduction or heritability. Which characteristic of life is the MOST significant barrier preventing these structures from being classified as living organisms?
Metabolism
Cellular organization
Reproduction and growth
Adaptation
Related Questions
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
All living organisms maintain a constant internal environment despite external changes. This process is known as:
Metabolism
Adaptation
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Metabolic reaction take place
Invitro
Invivo
Both A and B
None of the above
True regeneration is found in
Amoeba
Hydra
Planaria
Bacteria
Which of the Following organism do not reproduce?
Mules
Sterile worker bees
Sterile human couple
All of the above
The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for
reproduction
growth and movement
response to stimuli
invitro reactions
Among the following listed features, which is not a unique feature of living organisms?
Adaptation
Reproduction
Growth
Response to stimuli
Among the following which is a common phenomenon exhibited by living and non-living organisms to show the feature of growth?
Increase in mass
By cell division
Increase in replication rate
By cell differentiation
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
Biological organization in living state is at
Atomic level
Molecular level
Cellular level
Tissue level
