NEET Biology question

**Assertion:** Consciousness is considered the defining property of living organisms. **Reason:** All organisms, from the prokaryotes to the most complex eukaryotes, can sense and respond to environmental stimuli.

(A)Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertionCorrect
(B)Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
(C)Assertion is true but reason is false
(D)Both assertion and reason are false

Answer: (A)

Solution

Consciousness, understood as the ability to perceive one's environment and respond to it, is regarded as the defining property of living organisms precisely because every organism — from the simplest prokaryotes to the most

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