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Why reproduction is necessary? Is it essential for survival? If a living organism does not reproduce, to which category will it belong, living or non-living?

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1. Reproduction is required for the perpetuation of a population.
2. It is not necessary for the survival of living organisms.
3. Many organisms. Eg: Mules, Sterile worker bees, infertile human couples are not able to reproduce, while they have all other defining properties of life, so they can be called as Living.
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