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Which of the following is a key characteristic of life?

  • Inability to respond to stimuli
  • Absence of biological processes
  • Capacity for homeostasis (correct)
  • Lack of reproduction

What makes the definition of viruses challenging?

  • They can only replicate in host cells (correct)
  • They exhibit growth and adaptation
  • They exist in air, water, and soil
  • They have self-sustaining processes

Where does life exist on Earth?

  • Only in air
  • In air, water, and soil (correct)
  • Only in water
  • Only in soil

When did life originate?

<p>Around 4 billion years ago (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Empedocles propose about the composition of life?

<p>Life is composed of four eternal elements (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Key Characteristics of Life

  • Organization: having cells as the basic unit of life
  • Metabolism: ability to carry out chemical reactions to maintain internal environment
  • Homeostasis: ability to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes
  • Growth and Development: ability to grow, reproduce, and respond to stimuli
  • Reproduction: ability to produce offspring
  • Response to Stimuli: ability to react to internal and external stimuli
  • Evolution: ability to adapt and change over time

Definition of Viruses

  • Viruses are challenging to define because they do not meet all the key characteristics of life
  • Viruses do not have cells, do not carry out metabolic processes, and do not respond to stimuli on their own
  • Viruses require a host cell to replicate and exhibit characteristics of life

Life on Earth

  • Life exists almost everywhere on Earth, from the surface to deep-sea vents
  • Extreme environments such as hot springs, Antarctic ice sheets, and deep-sea trenches support life

Origin of Life

  • The exact timing of life's origin on Earth is unknown, but it is believed to have occurred at least 3.5 billion years ago
  • The earliest evidence of life on Earth dates back to around 3.4 billion years ago

Empedocles' Proposal

  • Empedocles proposed that life is composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water

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