Understanding Consciousness and the Living State Quiz
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What is the defining feature of all living organisms, according to the text?

  • Sense organs
  • Metabolism
  • Cellular organization (correct)
  • Handling chemicals
  • Which organisms exhibit metabolism?

  • Only multicellular organisms
  • Plants, animals, fungi, and microbes (correct)
  • Only prokaryotes
  • Living and non-living objects
  • What can be demonstrated outside the body in cell-free systems?

  • Chemical reactions
  • Sense organs
  • Metabolic reactions (correct)
  • Cellular organization
  • What allows organisms to respond to environmental stimuli?

    <p>Sense organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining property of living organisms according to the text?

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

    Where do properties of tissues arise from, according to the text?

    <p>Interactions among the cellular constituents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What differentiates human beings from other organisms in terms of awareness?

    <p>Self-consciousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a distinguishing feature of growth in living organisms compared to non-living objects?

    <p>Growth is from inside.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the phenomenon where emergent properties arise at a higher level of organisation?

    <p>Emergent properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is increase in body mass considered as growth?

    <p>Because it is an observable criterion for growth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the growth of unicellular organisms from multicellular organisms?

    <p>Unicellular growth can be observed by counting cell numbers under a microscope.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do majority of higher animals and plants exhibit mutually exclusive events of growth and reproduction?

    <p>To balance energy resources between growth and reproduction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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