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Which of the following is a fundamental characteristic shared by all living organisms?
Which of the following is a fundamental characteristic shared by all living organisms?
- Life requires energy (correct)
- Life is organized in a hierarchical pattern
- Living organisms reproduce and develop
- Living organisms maintain a constant internal environment (Homeostasis)
What is the basic unit of life?
What is the basic unit of life?
- Cell (correct)
- Organ System
- Organelle
- Tissue
What term describes the concept that 'Life comes from Life'?
What term describes the concept that 'Life comes from Life'?
- Biogenesis (correct)
- Adaptation
- Natural Selection
- Evolution
What is the sum of all life on the planet called?
What is the sum of all life on the planet called?
Which characteristic of living organisms involves 'changing form'?
Which characteristic of living organisms involves 'changing form'?
Which level of biological organization encompasses all the other levels?
Which level of biological organization encompasses all the other levels?
What is the term for the concept that 'Life comes from Life'?
What is the term for the concept that 'Life comes from Life'?
Which characteristic involves living organisms responding to changes in their environment?
Which characteristic involves living organisms responding to changes in their environment?
What is the fundamental unit of life, comprising molecules and atoms?
What is the fundamental unit of life, comprising molecules and atoms?
Which characteristic of living organisms involves gaining mass and changing form?
Which characteristic of living organisms involves gaining mass and changing form?
Which characteristic of living organisms involves the maintenance of a constant internal environment?
Which characteristic of living organisms involves the maintenance of a constant internal environment?
What encompasses all the other levels of biological organization?
What encompasses all the other levels of biological organization?
What is the term for the concept that 'Life comes from Life'?
What is the term for the concept that 'Life comes from Life'?
What is the fundamental unit of life, comprising molecules and atoms?
What is the fundamental unit of life, comprising molecules and atoms?
What is the sum of all life on the planet called?
What is the sum of all life on the planet called?
Study Notes
Characteristics of Living Organisms
- All living organisms share the characteristic of being alive.
- The basic unit of life is a cell.
Biological Organization
- The highest level of biological organization is the biosphere, which encompasses all the other levels.
Key Concepts
- Biogenesis is the concept that 'Life comes from Life'.
- Metamorphosis is the characteristic of living organisms that involves changing form.
- Responding to changes in their environment is a characteristic of living organisms.
- Growth is the characteristic of living organisms that involves gaining mass and changing form.
- Homeostasis is the characteristic of living organisms that involves the maintenance of a constant internal environment.
Repetitive Questions
- The term for the concept that 'Life comes from Life' is biogenesis.
- The fundamental unit of life, comprising molecules and atoms, is a cell.
- The sum of all life on the planet is called the biosphere.
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Test your knowledge of the characteristics common to all living organisms, the Cell Theory, and the domains of life with this quiz based on Dr. Stella Koutsikou's lecture on the hierarchy of life and the Pika mountain-dwelling mammal.
