THE CELL
CELL THEORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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movement
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ability to reproduce
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maintain homeostasis
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responds to stimuli
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, locomotion is a characteristic that is not exhibited by all living organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -These characteristics are reproduction, heredity, cellular organization, growth and development, response to stimuli, adaptation through evolution, homeostasis, and metabolism.
Detailed explanation-3: -All living organisms exhibit characteristic features such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, consciousness etc. Movement, however, is not necessarily a characteristic feature of living organisms. Plants, for instance, do not exhibit movement. Even among animals, there exist groups that are sedentary.
Detailed explanation-4: -All living things move in some way. This may be obvious, such as animals that are able to walk, or less obvious, such as plants that have parts that move to track the movement of the sun. Earthworms use circular and longitudinal muscles to move through soil or along surfaces.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The option that is not a characteristic of all living things is B) the ability to move.