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Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

Which characteristic distinguishes living organism unexceptionally from the non-living?

  1. Metabolism

  2. Reproduction

  3. Movement

  4. Interaction with the environment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  1. Metabolism occurs 'unexceptionally in all living organisms' and this is a defining feature of living beings. 
  2. Reproduction is absent in sterile or infertile living beings.
  3. Organisms like the majority of sponges and plants do not move, but they're still living.
  4. Patients in a coma do not interact with the environment, yet all the metabolic processes occur thus they are living.
So, the correct option is "Metabolism",

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

How many of the following organisms have a lifespan of more than 20 years?

Elephant, Parrot, Dog, Rose, Crow, Banyan tree, Crocodile

  1. 3

  2. 4

  3. 5

  4. 6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Life span : The period from birth to the natural death of an organism. Life span can never be correlate with the size of animals. Life span of some animals are given below ;

  • Elephant - 60-90 years
  • Parrot - 100 - 140 years
  • Dog - 20 - 30 years
  • Rose - 5 - 7 years
  • Crow - 15 years
  • Banyan tree - 200 years
  • Crocodile - 60 years
  • So the correct answer is " 5 ".

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for

  1. Growth

  2. Reproduction

  3.  Movement

  4. Responsiveness to touch

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Living things are lively and active and exhibit characteristics of life, like growth, movement, reproduction, response to stimuli (like touch, smell, light) . These activities are done by the cells of which the living things are made up of. Some examples of living things around us are human beings, animals, plants and microorganisms.

So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

_______ is the awareness of the surroundings and response to external stimuli.

  1. Energy

  2. Consciousness

  3. Reproduction

  4. Growth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Consciousness refers to individual awareness of thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, surrounding and environment and responding to external and internal stimuli

So, the correct answer is 'conciousness'

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

A dead organism does not grow. Although, some non-living things can increase in size e.g. mountains, stones. The process is called ______

  1. accretion

  2. accumulation

  3. adaptation

  4. organisation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Non-living things increase in size due to the addition of similar materials to their outer surface, they include crystals, glaciers, stones and mountains

So, the correct answer is 'accretion'

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

Living organisms must maintain a constant internal environment.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Living organisms must maintain a constant internal environment while living in a constantly changing external environment. Maintaining the internal environment is important because the processes that keep the cell alive can only take place under certain conditions. There are different processes that occur in the body to maintain the constant internal environment such as diffusion, osmosis, homeostasis, active transport, passive transport, endocytosis, exocytosis, etc. Homeostasis helps to maintain an equilibrium of an internal environment. 

So, the correct answer is 'True'

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

Characteristics of living things are

  1. Made up of cells

  2. Growth

  3. Response

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All living things and dead are made up of the cells which perform life processes for maintaining life. They give the response to the stimulus or environmental factors. But growth is the characteristic of both living and dead as dead like wood shows growth by the absorption of water. Thus, the growth is the characteristics of living things but not the defining or fundamental properties of living things. Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

What is Gilotin?

  1. Mine of Coal

  2. Human Settlement

  3. Death Machine

  4. Shifting Agriculture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The guillotine is a device designed for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame in which a weighted and angled blade is raised to the top and suspended. The condemned person is secured at the bottom of the frame, with his or her neck held directly below the blade. The blade is then released, to fall swiftly and sever the head from the body.

Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

In nonliving things

  1. Growth occurs from inside

  2. Growth occurs from outside

  3. Reproduction is asexual

  4. Cell is the structural unit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Non-living things do not grow through internal metabolic functions but by adding on from the outside. Non-living things do not need the energy to continue to exist. Some nonliving things such as crystals grow by accumulating more of the same material of which they are made.
  • Living things exhibit growth, movement, reproduction, respiration and metabolism. Living things use energy, respond to stimuli and adapt to their environment.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Growth occurs from outside'.
Multiple choice zoology living and non living characteristics of life attributes of living organisms signs of life biology : an introduction living world and classification

The structural unit of a nonliving being is

  1. Electron

  2. Neutron

  3. Cell

  4. Atom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Non-living beings are made up of a single or combination of molecules repeated in a sequence or randomly arranged. A molecule is a group of two or more atoms bound by chemical bonds. A few examples of non- living being is water, table, ground.

So, the correct answer is 'Molecule'.