Question

Define growth and features of growth

Answer 1

The growth of something such as an industry, organization, or idea is its development in size, wealth, or importance. ... Growth in a person, animal, or plant is the process of increasing in physical size and development.

Answer 2

Growth:

The increase in mass and overall size of a tissue or organism or it part is termed as growth.

Twin characters of growth :

• Increase in mass
• increase in number of organisms

$\implies$ Growth is irreversible and permanent increase in size of an organism or even of an individual.

$\implies$ Growth is the result of metabolism.

Types :

• Intrinsic
• Extrinsic
• Determinant
• Indeterminant