THE LIVING WORLD

Q1. THERMOREGULATION- It is the ability of an organism to maintain a core body

temperature which is 37 degree celcius within the physiological range.

Q2. Emergent properties arise from the interaction between their cellular
components.
1. Cells may be grouped together to form tissues.
2. Functional grouping of the tissues lead to the formation of organs.
3. Formation of organs than lead to the formation of organ systems which have
specific functions.
4. These organ systems than lead the life functions.

Q3. The obligate catagories in the taxonomy are- Kingdom, Phylum/Division, Class,
Order, Family, Genus and Species.
The most common example is of MAN.

Biological Name - Homo sapiens

Genus - Homo

Family - Homonidae

Order - Primata

Class - Mammalia

Phylum/Division - Chordata

Q4.The non defining property of livings are growth and reproduction and defining
properties are metabolism,cellular organisation and consciousness.
GROWTH
It is the property of increase in mass due to increase in cell number or cell size.

REPRODUCTION
The ability to reproduce young ones by the process of reproduction. It is only seen
in living organisms and is of two types sexual reproduction and asexual
reproduction.

METABOLISM
The chemicals present in the body perform metabolic functions which lead to the
conversion of chemicals into other biomolecules.

CELLULAR ORGANISATION
It is a defining property because all living organism are made up of cells which
help in performing various cellular functions in the body.

CONSCIOUSNESS
Ability to sense the surrounding environment and respond to these environmental
stimuli is called consciousness.

Q5. LDP - Long day plants

SDP - Short day plants
Short Day Plants (SDP) - Short-day plants can only flower when the night lengths
exceed their critical photoperiod.

Long-Day Plants (LDP) - Long-day plants can flower when the night length falls
below their critical photoperiod.