CBSE Class 11th The Living Word What is Living

In this video we will learn about the various characteristics which are defining the living word. These characteristics are as follows:

• Growth
• Reproduction
• Metabolism
• Cellular Organisation and
• Consciousness

• Accretion: Increase by addition to the periphery of material of the same nature as that already present; e.g., the manner of growth of crystals.
• Increase in mass and increase in number of individuals are twin characteristics of growth.
• A multicellular organism grows by cell division.
• In plants, this growth by cell division occurs continuously throughout their life span.
• In animals, this growth is seen only up to a certain age.
• Growth which is taking from internal body is known as Intussusceptions
• Production of progeny is not the property of non living organisms and only shown by the living organisms.
• All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit metabolism.
• Anabolism is responsible for producing growth in organisms
• Cellular organisation is present in living organisms and absent in non-living organisms

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