NEET Biology question

In majority of higher animals and plants, reproduction and growth are

(A)Mutually exclusive eventsCorrect
(B)Synonymous events
(C)Both (a) and (b)
(D)None of the above

Answer: (A)

Solution

In the majority of higher (multicellular) animals and plants, growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events — an increase in body size does not alter the rate of reproduction, and vice versa; organisms typically grow to maturity before, and largely independently

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