Biology Fundamentals Quiz

The unifying themes in biology include the cellular basis of life, heredity and evolution, energy processing, and regulation of internal environments.

Biologists can study life at multiple levels of organization, from the molecular biology of a cell to the anatomy and physiology of plants and animals, and evolution of populations.

Genes encode hereditary information and are processed within cells, playing a crucial role in the study of life and its transmission to future generations.

<p>Energy processing is important in allowing organisms to move, grow, and reproduce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Biologists use the scientific method to make observations and pose questions to conduct their research in the study of life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enterprise application integration (EAI) is the use of software and computer systems' architectural principles to integrate a set of enterprise computer applications. Its purpose is to enable integration of systems and applications across an enterprise to overcome inefficiencies and enable communication and data sharing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supply chain management applications, ERP systems, CRM applications, business intelligence applications, payroll, and human resources systems are examples of business software that may require enterprise application integration (EAI).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some business software applications are referred to as 'islands of automation' or 'information silos' because they cannot communicate with one another to share data or business rules, leading to inefficiencies and duplicated data storage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lack of communication between different business software applications leads to inefficiencies, duplicated data storage, and an inability to automate straightforward processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Middleware, or 'middleware framework', is a collection of technologies and services that form an integration framework to enable integration of systems and applications across an enterprise. It acts as a bridge between different applications, allowing them to communicate and share data and business rules.</p> Signup and view all the answers