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?

What is illustrated by the statement ‘Nothing lives forever, yet life continues’?

Read the following statements:

A. Photoperiod affects reproduction in seasonal breeders, both plants and animals

B. Increase in body mass is considered as reproduction

C. Metabolism is a defining feature of all living organism without exception

D. Self consciousness is a defining property of every living organism

Choose the correct statements

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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

Which of the following are considered as the twin characteristics of growth?

I. Responses to stimuli

II. Increases in mass

III. Increases in the number of individuals

IV. Increases in width

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

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?

Reproduction is synonymous with growth in which of the following set of organisms?

Reproduction is synonymous with growth in which of the following set of organisms?

Which of the following are considered as the twin characteristics of growth?

I. Responses to stimuli

II. Increases in mass

III. Increases in the number of individuals

IV. Increases in width