Difference Between The Living and Non-Living NDA Questions

NDA BIOLOGY

Difference Between The Living and Non-Living MCQ Questions


1.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?
A.
Respiration
B.
Crystallisation
C.
Reproduction
D.
Growth
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ANSWER :
B. Crystallisation
2.
For an organism to be classified as 'living', it must satisfy:
A.
At least one life criterion
B.
Only the criterion of movement
C.
Any two life criteria
D.
All the defined life criteria simultaneously
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ANSWER :
D. All the defined life criteria simultaneously
3.
Which of the following best defines a 'non-living thing' in biological terms?
A.
Something that is made by humans
B.
Something that was never alive and lacks all life processes
C.
Something that cannot reproduce
D.
Something that does not move
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ANSWER :
B. Something that was never alive and lacks all life processes
4.
The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes is called:
A.
Osmoregulation
B.
Homeostasis
C.
Adaptation
D.
Thermogenesis
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ANSWER :
B. Homeostasis
5.
Which process exclusively distinguishes living things from non-living things?
A.
Self-replication of genetic material
B.
Increase in mass
C.
Increase in temperature
D.
Change in shape
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ANSWER :
A. Self-replication of genetic material
6.
The basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms is:
A.
Chromosome
B.
Tissue
C.
Cell
D.
Nucleus
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ANSWER :
C. Cell