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
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What is the symbol of Bombay Natural History Society?
Kingfisher
Eagle
Hornbill
Hawaiin Goose
Among the following listed features, which is not a unique feature of living organisms?
Adaptation
Reproduction
Growth
Response to stimuli
Growth in living organism is from
Outside
Inside
Both 1 and 2
None of the above
Which of the following is not a defining feature of living organism?
Organization
Metabolism
Movement
Reproduction
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
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?
Increase in size
Response to stimuli
Self organisation
Growth and reproduction
The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non – living things on the basis of their ability for
Reproduction, growth and response to stimuli
Interaction with the environment
Movement and locomotion
Consumption of energy
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
