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Question
Choose correct option:
Which is not a property of living being?
Options
Metabolism
Decay
Growth
Reproduction
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Solution
Decay
Decay is not one of the properties of a living being. Explanation: Decay only after death, any organisms that are alive will have properties such as metabolism, reproduction, respiration etc.
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