Question

Which one of the following aspects is an
exclusive characteristic of living things ?
(a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
(b) Increase in mass from inside only
(c) Perception of events happening in the
environment and their memory
(d) Increase in mass by accumulation of material
both on surface as well as internally.

Answer 1

Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory is the aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things.

• Option (c) is correct.
• The living organism responds to their surrounding or environmental stimuli physically, chemically or biologically, that is also called stimulation.
• The living organisms are aware of (sense) their surrounding. Human beings are the only organisms who have self-consciousness.  

Answer 2

Perception of events happening in the

environment and their memory

Explanation:

• Living organism are those objects of the environment that can metabolize substances to grow, live, reproduce and respond to external stimuli.

• The living organisms have some salient features that differ from the non living objects.

• The non living objects like rocks etc can grow due to disposition of newer elements on them.

• Even some living organisms like mule cannot reproduce.

• So they cannot be the category to differentiate between the living organisms and non living organisms.

• But non living organisms cannot respond to external stimuli.

• This is called consciousness.

• The humans are the only organisms that have self consciousness.

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