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?

Accumulation of material on the surface (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of indeterminate growth in plants?

Unlimited growth throughout the life span (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Growth (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Mutually exclusive events (B) 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?

Accretion (C) 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?

Reproduction (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Unlimited growth (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Accretion (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Mutually exclusive events (D) 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?

Determinate growth (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Responsiveness (B) 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?

Growth (A) Signup and view all the answers

Growth in Unicellular Organisms

The process of a single-celled organism dividing to create more cells, leading to its growth.

Reproduction

The defining characteristic of living organisms that distinguishes them from non-living entities.

Growth and Reproduction in Higher Organisms

In most animals and plants, growth and reproduction are not happening simultaneously. They are mutually exclusive, meaning they do not happen at the same time.

Accretion

An increase in size or mass in non-living objects, like mountains or sand mounds, due to the accumulation of material on the surface.