Question

Why growth cannot be taken as defining property of living organisms?

Answer 1

Answer:

Because non. lining things like mountains also grow over time. So growth can not be taken as defining property of living organism.

Answer 2

Answer for Class 11 Biology Students

During growth, a living organism takes in material from the environment and organises the material into its structure. Thus living organism grows from inside.

Growth is also exhibited by non- living objects by accumulation of material on the surface.

Growth, therefore, cannot be considered as defining property of living organisms.