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Q. All organisms are ‘aware’ of their surroundings. Hence, all organisms can

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020The Living World

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All organisms handle chemicals entering their bodies. All organisms, therefore, are ‘aware’ of their surroundings. A human being is the only organism who is aware of himself, i.e., has self-consciousness. Consciousness, therefore, becomes the defining property of living organisms.