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?
Presence of genetic material (DNA or RNA)
Ability to evolve and adapt to their environment
Inability to reproduce independently outside a host cell
Specific interaction with host cells
Related Questions
The basic unit of life is:
Atom
Molecule
Cell
Tissue
In which of the following, metabolic reactions take place?
In living organism only
Both in living and non-living organism
In isolated cell free systems
Both (1) and (3 )
Growth in unicellular organisms can be observed by
Counting the mass of cultured cells
Analysing the amount of nutrient absorb by living organism
Growth can not be observed
In vitro culture by simply counting the number of cells under microscope
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
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
Reproduction is synonymous with growth in which of the following set of organisms?
Bacteria, unicellular algae and Amoeba
Bacteria, Amoeba and fungi
Unicellular algae and fungi
Unicellular algae and filamentous algae
Reproduction is synonymous with growth in which of the following set of organisms?
Bacteria, unicellular algae and Amoeba
Bacteria, Amoeba and fungi
Unicellular algae and fungi
Unicellular algae and filamentous algae
