Question

What are the three important characteristics of development? Discuss the interrelationship between growth, development and reproduction in the maintenance of life.

Answer 1

Hint:Growth is defined as the constant increase in the height of the organism. The entire process of the growth where the particular organism grows, evolves, differentiates and matures is called development. Reproduction is defined as the process in which the organisms produce its offspring.

Complete Answer:
Characteristic of development:
(1) Development is the continuous process that takes place regularly.
(2) The growth in the process of development varies from one person to the other depending on the health, genetic characters and the food they consume.
(3) Development follows the correct pattern in the growth as infancy to the death. It includes the stages of child, adolescence, maturity and the aged.
(4) The development process is predictable in nature.
(5) It can be accessed both qualitative and quantitatively.
(6) The traits of the individual are correlated in nature.
(7) This development is the result of the individual and the environment.

Interrelationship:
The growth, development and reproduction are interrelated to each other. This happens only by the process of metabolization of the cells. At first growth happens and the individual is developed depending upon the particular time of growth. As the growth and development continues, the organism matures and undergo reproduction to produce new young ones. Hence these are dependent on each other.

Note:For the growth, development and reproduction of the particular organisms, the cell division must be happening to produce more and more cells to the tissues. The process of mitosis is responsible for the cell division in the somatic cells in the animals.