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(I) Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organism.
(II) Dead organism does not grow.
(III. Reproduction cannot be an all inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.
(IV) No non-living object is capable of replicating itself.
(V) Metabolism in a test tube is non-living.
(VI) Metabolism is a defining feature of all living organism.
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• Growth and reproduction alone don’t define life (I, III).
• Dead organisms don’t grow (II).
• Non-living things can’t replicate (IV).
• Metabolism defines life (VI), but metabolism in a test tube isn’t living (V is false).
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