| Assertion (A): | Consciousness is considered as the defining property of living organisms | 
| Reason (R): | All organisms, from the prokaryotes to the most complex eukaryotes can sense and respond to environmental stimuli | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. | 
| Assertion (A): | All living phenomena are due to underlying interactions | 
| Reason (R): | Properties of cellular organelles are present in their molecular constituents they do not arise due to interactions among them | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. | 
| 1. | They are made of chemicals | 
| 2. | Many metabolic reactions occur simultaneously inside their body | 
| 3. | They are aware of themselves | 
| 4. | They sense and respond to environmental cues | 
| 1. | Same as that of its constituent cells | 
| 2. | A result of interactions among the constituent cells | 
| 3. | Similar to the properties of cell organelles of constituent cells | 
| 4. | A result of interaction among the molecular component comprising the organelles | 
| 1. | Share the common genetic material but to varying degrees | 
| 2. | Have chemical component identical to each other | 
| 3. | Have all the characteristics of life in common | 
| 4. | Are made up of cells having identical functions | 
| 1. | It shows evolutionary relation to other organisms | 
| 2. | It is already given a common name | 
| 3. | It is identified correctly | 
| 4. | It exhibits all the characteristics of living beings | 
| 1. | Occurrence of photosynthesis | 
| 2. | Presence of cell wall | 
| 3. | Lacks nucleus but has genetic material | 
| 4. | Various cell organelles in the cell | 
| (i) | (ii) | |
| 1. | English | Latin | 
| 2. | Latin | Latin | 
| 3. | Greek | Greek | 
| 4. | Latin | Greek |