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Question
A group of students found two cockroaches in the classroom. They had a debate whether they are alive or dead. Which life property will help them to do so?
Options
Metabolism
Growth
Irritability
Reproduction
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Solution
Irritability
Explanation:
Any living responding to thermal, chemical or biological changes in the surrounding. Responsiveness or irritability is unique property of living beings.
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