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What is the primary theme that explains the unity and diversity of life in biology?
What is the primary theme that explains the unity and diversity of life in biology?
Which scientific study is defined by the nature of their research questions and the tools used?
Which scientific study is defined by the nature of their research questions and the tools used?
What is the primary unit of life that processes hereditary information encoded in genes?
What is the primary unit of life that processes hereditary information encoded in genes?
Which process allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?
Which process allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?
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What type of organisms emerged more than 3.7 billion years ago and are immensely diverse?
What type of organisms emerged more than 3.7 billion years ago and are immensely diverse?
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What method do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and form conclusions about the world around them?
What method do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and form conclusions about the world around them?
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Which ancient Greek philosopher contributed extensively to the development of biological knowledge?
Which ancient Greek philosopher contributed extensively to the development of biological knowledge?
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Who began the scientific study of plants in ancient Greece?
Who began the scientific study of plants in ancient Greece?
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Who made dramatic improvements to the microscope and discovered spermatozoa, bacteria, and the diversity of microscopic life?
Who made dramatic improvements to the microscope and discovered spermatozoa, bacteria, and the diversity of microscopic life?
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Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735 and introduced scientific names for all his species?
Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735 and introduced scientific names for all his species?
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Which naturalist presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Which naturalist presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
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Who opposed the idea that all cells come from the division of other cells and continued to support spontaneous generation?
Who opposed the idea that all cells come from the division of other cells and continued to support spontaneous generation?
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Who treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, even suggesting the possibility of common descent?
Who treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, even suggesting the possibility of common descent?
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Who wrote on botany in the medieval Islamic world?
Who wrote on botany in the medieval Islamic world?
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Who developed techniques of microscopic dissection and staining?
Who developed techniques of microscopic dissection and staining?
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Which medieval Islamic scholar wrote on anatomy and physiology?
Which medieval Islamic scholar wrote on anatomy and physiology?
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