Lesson: Chapter 8 — Characteristics of Living Organisms

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Question 5

Among the changes from a seedling to a plant bearing flowers and fruit, which is an example of development?

A The number of leaves increasing B The plant getting taller C The plant becoming able to bear flowers and fruit D The plant getting heavier

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The plant becoming able to bear flowers and fruit. It is measured not by a number but by a new ability.

Height, leaf count and weight are all measurable increases — that is growth. Development is a rise in the complexity of cells.

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