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CLASS XI BIOLOGY
CHAPTER 1
THE LIVING WORLD

What is life?
Life is a unique complex organization of molecules, expressing itself through
self regulated biochemical reactions (metabolism), resulting in all the life
process like nutrition, excretion, reproduction and evolution.

1.1What is ‘Living’?

Distinctive Characteristics exhibited by living organisms

Characteristics Is it a defining Reason

feature of
living? (Yes or
No)

1. Growth

2. Reproduction

3. Metabolism

4. Consciousnes
s

Define growth

Give the main difference between growth in living systems and non-living
systems.

Growth in living system Growth in non-living system

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Define reproduction (with reference to multicellular organisms)

The means of asexual reproduction in organisms

Organism Type of asexual reproduction

Fungi

Yeast

Hydra

Planaria

Filamentous algae

Protonema of
mosses

Define metabolism

Metabolic reactions can be performed outside the body of an organism (in a test
tube). Yet, metabolism is considered as a defining feature of living organisms.
Give reason.

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Consciousness: awareness of the environment through sensation.

An example of consciousness, influencing body functions: Photoperiod affects

reproduction in seasonal breeders.

The phenomenon of Aggregation, Interaction and Change to the next level of

organization (Emergent properties at a higher level) in the hierarchy of
organizational complexity through levels

Aggregation Cells Molecular Tissues

constituents

Interaction Interaction Interaction

among the among a set
cells of the organs

Change to the Cellular Organ

next level of organelle
organization

&

Emergent
properties at a
higher level

Define living organisms

Living organisms are self-replicating, evolving and self-regulating interactive

systems capable of responding to external stimuli.

Is a patient in coma (brain-dead) living or non-living?!!!

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