The Livin' World 🌎 Flashcards
The Living World shows a wide range of…
Biodiversity
How does the Living World Chapter connects with the Chapter of Ecology?
There is ecological CONFLICT and COOPERATION among members of POPULATION, members of COMMUNITY, or among population.
How does the molecular traffic inside cell represents life?
Metabolism is the defining feature of Living organism.
What are the some characteristic features of living organisms? that DISTINCT them from non-living organisms.
•Growth
•Reproduction
•Ability to sense environment
•Metabolism or Cellular Organisation
•Self replication
•Self Organisation
•Interaction
•Emergence
Name a living organism that do not grow.
Every living organism grows. There is no such organism that does not grow.
What are the two means of growth?
Or What are the TWIN CHARACTERISTICS of growth?
•By increase in Body Mass (not defining)
•By increase in no. of individuals
Which chapter can be considered as application of the growth?
Cell Division
How to check whether the growth has happened in in vitro culture?
Check whether the number or the count of cells has increased or not.
In which type of organisms application of cell division is found?
•Multicellular
•Unicellular
What is the difference between the cell division of plants and cell division of animal cells?
Cell division in PLANTS continues throughout their LIFESPAN, but in ANIMAL cells it continues only up to a CERTAIN AGE. Certain tissues only replace the lost cells, e.g. check cell division chapter
There is no unicellular animal found, but is there a unicellular plant?
Yes, unicelluar algas
Why the increase in body mass should not be considered as defining feature for living?
Non-living organisms grow by accumulation of matter on their SURFACES.
Name a unicellular organism which cannot increase the number of individuals.
Can growth from inside considered as defining feature?
Yes, the intrinsic growth can be considered as a defining feature because only living organisms grow from inside.
Growth is characteristic feature or defining.
Growth is a characteristic feature but not a defining feature.