SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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an individual, plant or single celled life form
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an atom that is part of the body
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a proton in the nucleus
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Oxford English Dictionary defines an organism as “[an] individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form” This definition problematically excludes non-animal and plant multi-cellular life forms such as some fungi and protista.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some unicellular organisms with characteristics of both plants and animals can be found in symbiotic partnerships. Even the tiniest microscopic organisms called bacteria have important symbiotic relationships. Some of these unicellular organisms are cyanobacteria, commonly called “blue-green algae”.
Detailed explanation-3: -The definition of an organism is a creature such as a plant, animal or a single-celled life form, or something that has interdependent parts and that is being compared to a living creature.