The Living World Question 5
5. The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for
(a) interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
(b) reproduction
(c) growth and movement
(d) responsiveness to touch.
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) There are several factors and processes which differentiate living beings from non-living things like reproduction, respiration, growth etc. But among them, reproduction is the only difference, which differentiates living beings from no-living things without any exception.