What is Living?
Objective
After learning this topic, learners will be able to:
- Differentiate between living and non-living things based on their characteristics.
- Understand and classify the defining and non-defining properties of living organisms.
Biology
Biology is the science of life forms and living processes.
Living vs Non Living
The living world around us is vast and diverse, with many different types of organisms. But it is not always easy to distinguish living things from non-living ones. We can list several characteristics such as growth, reproduction, metabolism, and response to stimuli, among others. But do all these truly define life? Let us explore this further.
Properties of Life
Growth
Increase in mass.
Non-Defining
Reproduction
Continuity of species.
Non-Defining
Metabolism
Chemical flux.
Defining
Cellular Org.
Structure of life.
Defining
Consciousness
Response to stimuli.
Defining
Assessment
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1. Why is growth considered a non-defining property of living organisms?
2. Which of the following parameters represents an absolute, exception-free defining feature of all life?
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