An example of metabolism is:

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

Assertion: (A)Metabolism refers to the sum of chemical reactions that occur with in living organisms. Reason : (B)Metabolic reactions occur simultaneously inside living organisms

Prions, infectious protein particles, can induce conformational changes in normal proteins, leading to diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. While exhibiting self-propagation, prions lack genetic material. Do prions challenge the conventional definition of living organisms, and why?

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

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

In which of the following, metabolic reactions take place?

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

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 set of organisms reproduce by fragmentation (asexual mode of reproduction)?

Mule is a product of