Basic Characteristics of all Living Organisms

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• Increase in length, weight, mass, volume. For unicellular - increase in number

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• Ability of living organism to produce offspring of same kind.

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• Sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring inside a living cell/body.

1. CATABOLISM

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   • Destructive reactions/ Breakdown Reactions. Example: Respiration
2. ANABOLISM

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   • Constructive/ Formation reactions. Example: Photosynthesis

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• Ability to respond to a stimulii

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• Maturity till old age