In the marked line it's written that 'reproduction is synonymous with growth', does the mean, 'in unicellular organisms, growth and reproduction are mutually inclusive events'???
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Yes, the statement "Reproduction is Synonym of growth" is true for unicellular organisms. Stating that,"in unicellular organisms, growth and reproduction are mutually inclusive events'' is correct, Basically in unicellular organism growth and reproduction is same, the increase in mass and size of the organism results in the formation of daughter cells.
Other than unicellular organism, Growth and reproduction are two different terms where growth means increase in cell number, cell size and cell differentiation which is not same as reproduction.
Reproduction is production of new offsprings by sexual or asexual methods.
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Yes, the statement "Reproduction is Synonym of growth" is true for unicellular organisms. Stating that,"in unicellular organisms, growth and reproduction are mutually inclusive events'' is correct, Basically in unicellular organism growth and reproduction is same, the increase in mass and size of the organism results in the formation of daughter cells.
Other than unicellular organism, Growth and reproduction are two different terms where growth means increase in cell number, cell size and cell differentiation which is not same as reproduction.
Reproduction is production of new offsprings by sexual or asexual methods.
Regards