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Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms because

A

all living organisms do not show growth

B

many organisms do not reproduce

C

non-living things show reproduction

D

all living organisms show small period of reproductive phase in their life

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B
Reproduction cannot be taken as the defining property af all living beings certain living begings in the world which do not show this property yet they are living, e.g. drones.
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