Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproduction in Organisms

Question:

Which one of the following is the INCORRECT statement.

 

Options:

Life span may be as short as a few days or as long as a few thousand years.

Whatever be the life span, death of every individual organism is a certainty, i.e., no individual is immortal, except single-celled organisms. 

The period from birth to the natural death of an organism represents its life span.

A mango tree has a much larger life span as compared to a peepal tree.

 
Correct Answer:

A mango tree has a much larger life span as compared to a peepal tree.

 
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4)- A mango tree has a much larger life span as compared to a peepal tree.

The period from birth to the natural death of an organism represents its life span. It may be as short as a few days or as long as a few thousand years. Banyan tree has life span of 200-300 years and tortoise has life span of 150-200 years which is, much shorter than banyan tree. Crow has shorter life span (15 years) than dog 25 years. Mango tree has shorter life span (100 years) than the peepal tree (200-300 years). Fruit fly and butterfly shows different life span, 1 month and 1-2 weeks respectively.Whatever be the life span, death of every individual organism is a certainty, i.e., no individual is immortal, except single-celled organisms.