Growth in living organisms is due to:

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

Which process is essential for the continuity of life?

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

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?

A scientist discovers a novel entity exhibiting complex organic molecules, compartmentalization, and energy transformation. However, it lacks a definitive cellular structure and doesn't demonstrate heritability. Which characteristic of life is MOST definitively absent in this entity?

In majority of higher animals and plants reproduction and growth are

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

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

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

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?