Question

In the comparison of living things and non living things, which of the following statement is wrong ?

• A. Both are made of molecules
• B. Both are collection of many atoms
• C. Both respond to stimuli
• D. Both have mass and occupy space

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Both respond to stimuli

Both living and non-living things are made up of molecule and molecules are a group of aggregated atoms bound by a chemical bond and hence we can say that they both are a collection of atoms. Since atoms occupy space and have mass, the living things and non-living things also have mass and occupy space.

But responding to stimuli is an exceptionally distinguished character of living things only making it an opposite character of non-living things.

Hence option "respond to stimuli" is correct.