NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An organism is ____
A
all the members of one species living in the same area
B
made of a single cell
C
an alien species
D
a living thing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An organism refers to a living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis. An organism would, therefore, be any animal, plant, fungus, protist, bacterium, or archaeon on earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Living organism: An organism is considered as living when it performs the different life processes in one form of another. The occurrence of life processes can differentiate between living organisms and non-living objects.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of living organisms include humans, fungi, algae, trees, animals, bacteria, protozoa, and insects.

Detailed explanation-4: -A living organism is composed of cells. The cells divide and the body of the organisms show growth due to the increase in the number of cells. A tree is a living organism and shows the process of growth. Road, pen, and water are non-living organisms which do not show the process of growth.

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