LIVING WORLD

1)The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from non living things
on the basis of their ability for[2007]
a)*interaction with the environment and progressive evolution
b)reproduction
c)growth and movement
d)responsivness to touch
NOTES
#Growth-irreversible increse in the mass and in number
eg-sand dune
#Reproduction-production of progeny possessing more or less simiar to those of
parent
eg-mule[horse x donkey
]
worker bees
human infertile couple
#Consciousness-awareness of surrounding and response to external stimuli which ca
be physical,chemical,biological[defining property of living]
eg- touch me not
exeption-comma/brain dead pateint
self awareness-human
#Metabolism-sum total of al the chemical reaction occuring in our body.It include
anabolism(building) and catabolism(breaking)[defining property]
2)Study the 4 statements and select 2 correct out ofthem
A. definition of biologicl species was given by Ernst Mayr
B.photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants
C.binomial nomenclature system was give by R.H.Whittaker
D.in unicellular organisms,reproduction is synonymous with growth
a)B,C
b)C,D
*c)A,D
d)A,B
NOTES
#Binomial nomenclature-Carlous Linnaeus
#Five kingdom classification-R.H.Whittaker
#bacteria,amoeba-reproduction is synonymous with growth
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