Question

Read the following statements and identify which one is incorrect.

• A. Non-living things can grow extrinsically.
• B. Reproduction is not the defining feature of living organisms.
• C. An isolated metabolic reaction outside the body of an organism is non-living.
• D. Human being is the only organism which has self-consciousness.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Mountains can grow with the accumulation of substances on the surface and thus can grow extrinsically.
Mules and worker honey bees are living but they cannot reproduce; hence, reproduction is not a defining feature of living organisms.
All living organisms are aware or conscious of their surroundings. Only humans are self-aware.
Isolated metabolic reactions are non-living things but are surely living reactions. Thus, an isolated metabolic reaction outside the body of an organism is neither living nor non-living.