Question

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for

• A. Growth and movement
• B. In-vitro reactions
• C. Response to stimuli
• D. Reproduce

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Response to stimuli

Answer 2

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from non-living things on the basis of their ability to respond to touch and other stimuli.
Growth and movement:- Even non-living things do move like sand dunes and even mountain show growth i.e increase in size
Reproduction:- sterile couple do not reproduce
In-vitro reactions: Non-living beings are characterized by their tendency to show in-vitro reactions.
Responsiveness to stimuli:- a person in a coma does not respond to stimuli
Interaction with the environment and progressive evolution:- but the person in a coma can hear things can see things i.e his body is interacting with the environment. No non-living thing shows evolution.