Among the following, increase in body mass can be taken as a criterion for growth:

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Living creatures share some characters which are not found in the non-living. Growth is one of such features or characteristic property which is present in the living. The numerical changes or structural changes leading to enhancement in the object, in terms of an increase in size, number, volume, mass, etc. are termed as Growth. There are two main types of physiological reactions, Anabolism and Catabolism. When the cell (or living being) makes up (builds) complex material from simple substances, it is called Anabo