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

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

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?

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

Process of metabolism leads to

Among the following listed features, which is not a unique feature of living organisms?

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

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

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non – living things on the basis of their ability for

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?

A defining property or characteristic of living organisms is