Characteristics of Living Organisms Practice Questions
20 free Characteristics of Living Organisms practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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All Characteristics of Living Organisms questions
- Q1. Which of the following is considered a defining property of living organisms, present without any exceptions?
- Q2. In majority of higher animals and plants, _______ and _______ are mutually exclusive events.
- Q3. Which statement correctly explains why 'growth' is not a defining characteristic of life?
- Q4. Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro (in a test tube) are:
- Q5. The most technically complicated feature of all living organisms is:
- Q6. Which of the following organisms multiply by fragmentation?
- Q7. Which of the following organisms show 'true regeneration'?
- Q8. The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as:
- Q9. Photoperiod affects reproduction in:
- Q10. Why are living organisms described as 'self-regulating interactive systems'?
- Q11. Select the organism that does not reproduce:
- Q12. The property of self-consciousness (awareness of oneself) is found only in:
- Q13. Biological organization starts with:
- Q14. Properties of cellular organelles are not present in the molecular constituents of the organelle but arise as a result of:
- Q15. Growth in plants is _______, whereas in animals it is _______.
- Q16. The statement 'Nothing lives forever, yet life continues' illustrates the role of:
- Q17. Cellular organization of the body is a defining feature of:
- Q18. If we consider 'consciousness' as a defining property, which of the following cases presents the most difficulty in classification?
- Q19. Which of the following is an example of 'Anabolism'?
- Q20. The two main components of 'growth' are increase in _______ and increase in _______.