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What is the unifying theme that explains the unity and diversity of life?
What is the unifying theme that explains the unity and diversity of life?
- Evolution (correct)
- Energy processing
- Internal regulation
- Cellular structure
Which of the following is NOT a major theme in biology?
Which of the following is NOT a major theme in biology?
- Energy processing
- Internal regulation
- Cellular structure
- Genetic mutations (correct)
What is the primary role of biologists in studying life?
What is the primary role of biologists in studying life?
- Investigating cellular processes
- Classifying forms of life
- Using the scientific method (correct)
- Studying hereditary information
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
What is the fundamental unit that all organisms are made up of?
What is the fundamental unit that all organisms are made up of?
What distinguishes matter that has biological processes from matter that does not?
What distinguishes matter that has biological processes from matter that does not?
What makes the definition of life difficult, especially in the case of viruses?
What makes the definition of life difficult, especially in the case of viruses?
When did life originate?
When did life originate?
Who proposed the theory of hylomorphism which asserts that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
Who proposed the theory of hylomorphism which asserts that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
What system of binomial nomenclature was established in the 1740s for the classification of living things?
What system of binomial nomenclature was established in the 1740s for the classification of living things?