Question

Why reproduction cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms?

Answer 1

defining property should be without exception but in living organisms like mule,sterile worker bees,infertile human couple etc they can't reproduce so we can't call it as a defining property.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Growth is defined as inversible increase in the number of cells or mass of living structure. If we consider increase in body mass at growth, non living objects like sand mounts grow too. Hence growth cannot be taken as a defining property if living organisms. Though it is a characteristics of living organisms . In case of non - living growth is external but in case of living growth is internal.