NEET Biology: What is Living? Practice Questions with Answers (Easy to Hard)
NEET Practice Questions – The Living World: What is Living?
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| NEET Biology: What is Living? Practice Questions with PYQs, MCQs, Assertion & Reason, Match the Columns, and Diagram-Based Questions. |
Difficulty Levels: 🟢 Easy | 🟡 Moderate | 🔴 Hard | ⭐ PYQ Pattern
Type 1: Direct MCQs (Single Correct Option)
Q1. (🟢 Easy | PYQ Pattern)
Which of the following is the defining feature of all living organisms without exception?
A. Growth B. Reproduction C. Metabolism D. Movement
Answer: ✅ C. Metabolism
Q2. (🟢 Easy)
Growth in living organisms occurs by
A. Deposition of materials B. Cell division C. Surface accumulation D. Weathering
Answer: ✅ B. Cell division
Q3. (🟡 Moderate | PYQ Pattern)
Which one is not considered a defining characteristic of living organisms?
A. Metabolism B. Cellular organisation C. Growth D. Consciousness
Answer: ✅ C. Growth
Q4. (🟡 Moderate)
Which of the following reproduces by budding?
A. Amoeba B. Hydra C. Planaria D. Spirogyra
Answer: ✅ B. Hydra
Q5. (🟡 Moderate)
Which organism reproduces through true regeneration?
A. Hydra B. Planaria C. Yeast D. Rhizopus
Answer: ✅ B. Planaria
Q6. (🔴 Hard | PYQ Pattern)
Which statement is correct?
A. All living organisms reproduce. B. Growth is unique to living organisms. C. Metabolism occurs only in living organisms. D. Mountains show internal growth.
Answer: ✅ C. Metabolism occurs only in living organisms.
Q7. (🔴 Hard)
In unicellular organisms like Amoeba, reproduction is synonymous with
A. Respiration B. Growth C. Nutrition D. Locomotion
Answer: ✅ B. Growth
Q8. (⭐ Previous Year Pattern)
Which one of the following is capable of responding to external stimuli?
A. Stone B. Plant C. Plastic D. Glass
Answer: ✅ B. Plant
Type 2: Statement-Based Questions
Q9. (🟢 Easy)
Statement I: Growth in living organisms is internal.
Statement II: Growth in mountains occurs due to deposition of materials.
A. Both statements are true. B. Statement I is true, Statement II is false. C. Statement I is false, Statement II is true. D. Both are false.
Answer: ✅ A
Q10. (🟡 Moderate)
Statement I: Every living organism reproduces.
Statement II: Mule is sterile.
A. Both true B. Statement I true, II false C. Statement I false, II true D. Both false
Answer: ✅ C
Q11. (🔴 Hard)
Statement I: Metabolism is a defining feature of life.
Statement II: Metabolic reactions can occur outside the body.
A. Both statements are true. B. Statement I true, II false. C. Statement I false, II true. D. Both false.
Answer: ✅ A
Type 3: Assertion and Reason (A & R)
Q12. (🟢 Easy)
Assertion: Growth alone cannot define life.
Reason: Mountains also increase in size.
A. Both A and R are true, and R explains A. B. Both true, but R is not explanation. C. A true, R false. D. A false, R true.
Answer: ✅ A
Q13. (🟡 Moderate)
Assertion: Reproduction is not an all-inclusive characteristic of life.
Reason: Sterile worker bees do not reproduce.
A. Both true, and R explains A. B. Both true, but R does not explain A. C. A true, R false. D. Both false.
Answer: ✅ A
Q14. (🔴 Hard)
Assertion: Metabolism is the defining feature of life.
Reason: All non-living objects perform metabolism.
A. Both true. B. Both false. C. Assertion true, Reason false. D. Assertion false, Reason true.
Answer: ✅ C
Type 4: Match the Columns
Q15. (🟡 Moderate)
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| A. Budding | 1. Planaria |
| B. True regeneration | 2. Yeast |
| C. Fragmentation | 3. Spirogyra |
| D. Spores | 4. Rhizopus |
Options:
A. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 B. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 C. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 D. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
Answer: ✅ A
Q16. (🔴 Hard)
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| A. Growth | 1. Internal increase in body mass |
| B. Consciousness | 2. Response to stimuli |
| C. Metabolism | 3. Chemical reactions |
| D. Cellular organisation | 4. Basic unit is cell |
Correct match:
A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 B. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 C. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 D. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
Answer: ✅ A
Type 5: Diagram-Based / Graphical Questions
Q17. (🟢 Easy)
Living Organisms
│
┌────────────┼─────────────┐
│ │ │
Growth Reproduction Metabolism
Which characteristic shown above is considered the defining feature of life?
A. Growth B. Reproduction C. Metabolism D. None
Answer: ✅ C
Q18. (🟡 Moderate)
Observe the diagram.
Light
↓
🌱 Plant bends
The response shown is called
A. Metabolism B. Growth C. Consciousness (response to stimulus) D. Reproduction
Answer: ✅ C
Q19. (🔴 Hard)
Amoeba
│
Cell divides
│
Two Amoebae formed
The diagram represents
A. Growth only B. Reproduction only C. Growth and reproduction D. Metabolism
Answer: ✅ C
Q20. (⭐ PYQ Pattern)
Mountain
▲
Deposition of soil
The growth shown above is
A. Internal growth B. Cellular growth C. External growth D. Biological growth
Answer: ✅ C
NEET Revision Box
- Defining feature of life: Metabolism
- Growth in living organisms: Internal
- Growth in non-living objects: External
- Growth ≠ Defining characteristic
- Reproduction ≠ Defining characteristic (exceptions: mule, sterile worker bees, infertile couples)
- Cellular organisation: Essential for life
- Consciousness: Response to environmental stimuli
- Humans: Only organisms with self-consciousness
- Amoeba/Bacteria: Growth = Reproduction
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