Which statement is false about the growth shown by non-living objects?

Which of the following properties is attributed to the response to changes in external and internal environment by protoplasm?

In unicellular organisms,
$(i)$ Reproduction is synonymous with growth.
$(ii)$ They grow by cell division.
$(iii)$ Growth and reproduction are mutually exclusive events.
With respect to growth and reproduction,which of the following statements are true?

In majority of higher animals and plants,$ . . . . . . $ and $ . . . . . . $ are mutually exclusive events.

The process that provides a specific,meaningful representation of living organisms is known as....

Non-living objects:
$(i)$ Grow from the external surface by collecting substances on it.
$(ii)$ Grow from the internal surface like living organisms.
$(iii)$ Do not grow at all.
Which of the following options is correct regarding the growth of non-living objects?