Multiple choice

Fundamental properties of living matter is/are

  1. motility

  2. motility and growth

  3. synthesis, growth and replication

  4. motility and replication
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

All living things share three fundamental properties: synthesis (building complex molecules), growth (increasing in size), and replication (reproduction). Motility is not fundamental; many organisms, including plants and most microscopic life, are non-motile. Option C correctly identifies the three essential characteristics of life.

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