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Characteristics of Living Organisms Quiz
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Characteristics of Living Organisms Quiz

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What is the meaning of growth in unicellular organisms?

  • Growth and reproduction mean the same
  • Increase in number of individuals only
  • Cell division (correct)
  • Increase in body mass only
  • What is the defining property of living organisms according to the given text?

  • Ability to sense environment
  • Reproduction (correct)
  • Growth from inside
  • Metabolism
  • In majority of higher animals and plants, growth and reproduction are considered as:

  • Interchangeable processes
  • Dependent on each other
  • Sequential events
  • Mutually exclusive events (correct)
  • What kind of growth is exhibited by non-living objects like mountains and sand mounds?

    <p>Accumulation of material on the surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic feature of indeterminate growth in plants?

    <p>Unlimited growth throughout the life span</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unique feature of living organisms related to increase in mass and number of individuals?

    <p>Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In majority of higher animals and plants, what are growth and reproduction considered as?

    <p>Mutually exclusive events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the kind of growth exhibited by non-living objects like mountains and sand mounds?

    <p>Accretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms refers to the ability to give rise to new individuals of its own kind?

    <p>Reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for growth that occurs continuously throughout the life span as in plants?

    <p>Unlimited growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a unique feature of living organisms according to the given text?

    <p>Accretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In majority of higher animals and plants, growth and reproduction are considered as:

    <p>Mutually exclusive events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for growth that occurs only up to a certain age as in animals, according to the given text?

    <p>Determinate growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms refers to the ability to sense the environment, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Responsiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unique feature of living organisms related to increase in mass and number of individuals, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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