What Criteria Do We Use to Decide Whether Something is Alive? - Science

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What criteria do we use to decide whether something is alive?

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Solution 1

Any visible movement such as walking, breathing, or growing is generally used to decide whether something is alive or not. However, a living organism can also have movements, which are not visible to the naked eye. Therefore, the presence of life processes is a fundamental criterion that can be used to decide whether something is alive or not

Solution 2

Movement is the criteria used to decide whether something is alive.

Concept: Living Organisms and Life Processes
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Chapter 1: Life Processes - Exercise 1 [Page 25]

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Lakhmir Singh Class 10 Biology (Science)
Chapter 1 Life Processes
Exercise 1 | Q 41.1 | Page 25
NCERT Class 10 Science
Chapter 6 Life Processes
Intext Questions | Q 2 | Page 95

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