Among the following, select the correct statements.
(a) In majority of higher plants and animals, growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events.
(b) In non-living objects growth is byaccumulation of material on the surface.
(c) An isolated metabolic reaction outside the body of an organism, performed in a test tube is neither living nor non-living.
(d) All organisms, from the prokaryotes to the most complex eukaryotes can sense and respond to environmental cues.

Options

A. b, c, d
B. a, b, c
C. a, d, c.
D. a, b, d, c

Answer

D

Explanation

• In majority of higher plants and animals, growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events.
• In non-living objects growth is by accumulation of material on the surface.
• An isolated metabolic reaction outside the body of an organism, performed in a test tube is neither living nor non-living
• All organisms, from the prokaryotes to the most complex eukaryotes can sense and respond to environmental cues.