Question

1.What criteria do we use to decide whether something is alive?
2.What are outside raw materials used for by an organism?
3.What processes would you consider essential for maintaining life.?


Give your perfect answer.​

Answer 1

Answer: intrinsic growth, respiration, consciousness cellular orgainisation and metabolism which includes anabolic (forming) as well as catabolic(breaking) reactions , these are the aspects which should be kept in mind to identify if an orgainism is living or not .

Explanation:

Answer 2

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1) All the living organisms show characteristics like visible movement , growth etc. A living organism can also have movements, which are not visible to the naked eye. All the living cells perform life processes like reproduction , respiration and nutrition .

2) Various outside raw materials used by an organism to perform life process are as follows:

Food like plants and other animals as a source of supplying energy and materials.

Oxygen for the breakdown of food to obtain energy.

Water for proper digestion of food and other functions inside the body.

3) Processes that are essential for maintaining life are : respiration, nutrition, digestion, excretion, reproduction and metabolism.