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?
The requirement for cellular structure
The dependence on carbon-based chemistry
The specific molecular basis of heredity
The ability to respond to environmental stimuli
Related Questions
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
All living organisms maintain a constant internal environment despite external changes. This process is known as:
Metabolism
Adaptation
Homeostasis
Reproduction
A defining feature of living organisms is their ability to respond to stimuli. Which of these is an example of a plant responding to a stimulus?
A rock rolling down a hill
Water evaporating from a puddle
Phototropism in a sunflower
Salt dissolving in water
Which of the following processes demonstrates adaptation in living organisms?
A stone weathering over time
Formation of rust on iron
Development of camouflage in a chameleon
Sugar dissolving in water
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
What is the symbol of Bombay Natural History Society?
Kingfisher
Eagle
Hornbill
Hawaiin Goose
Mule is a product of
Breeding
Mutation
Hybridization
Interspecific hybridization
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
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 choose the properties shown by the living organism exclusively?
I. growth
II. increase in mass
III. self-replication ability
IV. response to touch stimuli
I and II
II and IV
I and III
III and IV
