Question

Reproduction is the characteristics of living organisms, but it cannot be regarded as defining property because

• A. Asexual reproduction involves only single parent
• B. Lower organisms do not reproduce under stressful environmental conditions
• C. All living beings do not have the capacity to reproduce
• D. For lower plants growth and reproduction are mutually inseparable phenomenon

Answer 1

The correct option is C All living beings do not have the capacity to reproduce

• Reproduction is the process by which living organisms produce new offspring similar to themselves.
• All living organisms do not have the capacity to reproduce. For example worker honeybees, mule or sterile human couples. Despite their inability to reproduce, they show other characteristics of living organisms.

So, the correct option is 'All living beings do not have the capacity to reproduce'