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
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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
All living organisms maintain a constant internal environment despite external changes. This process is known as:
Metabolism
Adaptation
Homeostasis
Reproduction
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
I and II
II and IV
I and III
III and IV
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 basic unit of life is:
Atom
Molecule
Cell
Tissue
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
Metabolism can be best defined as
The process in which a chemical is formed inside a body
The process in which a chemical is destroyed inside a body
The sum total all of chemical reactions only occurring in a body
A complex construction process only
What is the symbol of Bombay Natural History Society?
Kingfisher
Eagle
Hornbill
Hawaiin Goose
Growth in living organism is from
Outside
Inside
Both 1 and 2
None of the above
Read the following features and select the correct option from the options given below with respect to living beings
I. They reproduce
II. They metabolise
III. They have cellular organisation
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