Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
A ball of snow when rolled over snow inc...

A ball of snow when rolled over snow increases in mass, volume and size. Is this comparable to growth as seen in living organisms? Why?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The growth exhibited by non-living objects, such as a ball of snow is by accumulation of material on the surface. However, in living organisms, growth is from inside.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • THE LIVING WORLD

    ICSE|Exercise Test Your Progress (HOTS)|8 Videos

  • THE LIVING WORLD

    ICSE|Exercise Ncert Exercises with Answers|13 Videos

  • THE LIVING WORLD

    ICSE|Exercise Test Your Progress (Very Short Answer Type Questions)|74 Videos

  • STRUCTURE ORGANISATION IN ANIMALS -ANIMAL TISSUES

    ICSE|Exercise REVIEW QUESTIONS (LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)|12 Videos

  • TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

    ICSE|Exercise NCERT EXERCISE WITH ANSWER (DIFFERNTIATE BETWEEN )|16 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

When growth takes place only by increase in volume of existing cells, it is called

Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals are twin characteristics of which character of living organisms?

An irreversible or permanent increase in size, mass or volume of a cell, organ or organism is called as ________.

read the following statements w.r.t. growth in living organisms. (a).In plants growth by cell division occurs continuously throughout their lifespan. (b) growth is a defining property of living organism. (c) cell division occurs in certain tissues to replace lost cells. (d) increase in body mass is considered as growth. (e) in majority of higher animals and plants and in unicellular organisms, growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events. select the correct option.

Why growth and reproduction cannot be taken as defining property of all living organisms

If two coils are very tightly would one over the other, will M increase or decrease as compared to the case when the coils are placed some distance apart?

Read the following statements and select the correct ones. (i) Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals are twin characteristics of growth. (ii) Metabolic reactions can be demonstrated outside the body in isolated cell-free systems. (iii) 'Response to stimuli' is a defining property of living organisms.

A small ball (of negligible size) is placed over a sphere of same mass and radius 1 m as shown. All surface are smooth. A slight push is given to the ball. When the radius vector joining the ball makes an angle of 30^(@) with the vertical, speed of sphere is v. (g = 10 m//s^(2)) If mass of ball and sphere be 1 kg each then the normal reaction between the two at this instant is ?

A man is riding on a horse. He is trying to jump the gap between two symmetrical ramps of snow separated by a distance W as shown in figure. He launches off the first ramp with a speed v_L . The man and the horse have a total mass m. and their size is small as compared to W. The value of initial launch speed V_(L) which will put the horse exactly at the peak of the second ramp is

A ball of mass m is allowed to roll down the wedge of mass M = 2m as shown in the figure. What is the displacement of wedge (in m ) when the ball reaches from A to B ? Take theta=45^(@), h=1m, d=4m

ICSE-THE LIVING WORLD -Test Your Progress (Short/Long Answer Type Questions )
  1. Enumerate the distinguishing properties that are unique to living thin...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. 'The life of an individual is the sum total of the activities of all t...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A ball of snow when rolled over snow increases in mass, volume and si...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. In a given habitat we have 10 plant species and 15 animal species. Sh...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. What is meant by living ? Write any four defining features of life for...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Metabolism is a defining feature of all living organisms without excep...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Properties of cell organelles are not always found in the molecular co...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. What kinds of organisms are grouped under Protista ? Would you conside...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Most fungi resemble protists or even plants. What is the justification...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. What logic is used to divide living organisms into five kingdoms?

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Why is the two-kingdom classification inadequate ?

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Despite the great heterogeneity in protistans, are there features that...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. The common name of rice is simpler than its technical name Oryza sati...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Why is it not advisable to separate two species on the basis of gross...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. What is meant by classification ? State the difference between 'artifi...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Give an outline of the five-kingdom system of classification. What ar...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. If biology moves to a six-kingdom system, which kingdom in the current...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Describe the hierarchical system of classification currently being fo...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Name various units of classification in their hierarchical levels and ...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) has provided a co...

    Text Solution

    |