Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are
correct?
(a) Only living organisms grow.
(b) Plants grow only up to a certain age.
(c) The growth in living organisms is from
inside.
(d) All of these

Answer 1

(c) The growth in living organisms is from  inside.

Explanation:

Non - living objects also grow if we take increase in body mass as a criteria for growth. For example - mountains, boulders and sand mounds do grow. However, this kind of growth exhibited by non - living objects is by accumulation of material on the surface i.e growth is from outside. While the growth in living organisms is from inside.

In plants, this growth by cell division occurs continuously throughout their life span while in animals, this growth is seen only up to a certain age. Hence, only option (c) is correct.