10 Questions
What is the unifying theme that explains the unity and diversity of life?
Evolution
Which of the following is NOT a major theme in biology?
Genetic mutations
What is the primary role of biologists in studying life?
Using the scientific method
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
Cellular level
What is the fundamental unit that all organisms are made up of?
Cells
What distinguishes matter that has biological processes from matter that does not?
Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction
What makes the definition of life difficult, especially in the case of viruses?
Replication only in host cells
When did life originate?
At least 3.5 billion years ago
Who proposed the theory of hylomorphism which asserts that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
Aristotle
What system of binomial nomenclature was established in the 1740s for the classification of living things?
Carl Linnaeus's system
Test your knowledge of basic biology concepts including cells, genetics, evolution, and energy processing. Explore the fundamental themes that unify the field of biology in this quiz.
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