Biology Basics

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What is the importance of energy processing in living organisms?

It explains the unity and diversity of life

It encodes hereditary information in genes

It allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce (correct)

It regulates internal environments

Which of the following is NOT a unifying theme in biology?

Genetic information (correct)

Energy processing

Regulation of internal environments

Evolution

What is the scope of biology as a scientific study?

It only studies plants and animals

It is limited to the study of genetics

It is a broad field with multiple subdisciplines (correct)

It is a narrow field focused on molecular biology

How are research questions and tools used in biology related?

Research questions and tools are both important in biology Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of biologists in studying life?

They use the scientific method to make observations and pose questions Signup and view all the answers

What are biomolecules?

Molecules present in organisms that are essential to biological processes Signup and view all the answers

What are primary metabolites?

Large macromolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids Signup and view all the answers

What are the main elements that make up the human body's mass?

Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen Signup and view all the answers

What do organisms usually need to survive?

Exogenous biomolecules Signup and view all the answers

What do biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology study?

Biomolecules and their reactions Signup and view all the answers

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What is the importance of energy processing in living organisms?

Which of the following is NOT a unifying theme in biology?

What is the scope of biology as a scientific study?

How are research questions and tools used in biology related?

What is the role of biologists in studying life?

What are biomolecules?

What are primary metabolites?

What are the main elements that make up the human body's mass?

What do organisms usually need to survive?

What do biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology study?

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