What Is 'Living'?

Question 1

twin characteristics of growth

Answer 1

increase in mass
increase in number of individuals

Question 2

in majority of higher animals and plants, _____ and _____ are mutually exclusive events

Answer 2

growth
reproduction

Question 3

can growth be taken as a defining property of living organisms

Answer 3

no

Question 4

fungi multiply and spread easily due to the millions of _______ _____ they produce

Answer 4

asexual spores

Question 5

in lower organisms like ____ and _____, we observe budding

Answer 5

yeast
hydra

Question 6

in _______ (____ _____), we observe true regeneration

Answer 6

planaria (flat worms)

Question 7

____, _______, ______, all easily multiphy by fragmentation

Answer 7

fungi
filamentous algae
protonema of mosses

Question 8

when it comes to unicellular organisms like _____, _______ or ____, reproduction is synonymous with growth

Answer 8

bacteria
unicellular algae
amoeba

Question 9

organisms which do not reproduce

Answer 9

mules
sterile worker bees
infertile human couples

Question 10

is reproduction a defining property of growth

Answer 10

no

Question 11

is an isolated metabolic reaction living or non-living

Answer 11

neither
they are living reactions but not living things

Question 12

is metabolism a defining property of all living organisms

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

is cellular organisation of the body a defining property of all living organisms

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

_____ affects reproduction in seasonal breeders, both plants and animals

Answer 14

photoperiod

Question 15

_____ is the only organism who is aware of himself, i.e. has self-consciousness

Answer 15

human being

Question 16

is consciousness a defining property of all living organisms

Answer 16

yes