Biology Fundamentals Quiz
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What is a unifying theme in the field of biology?

  • Mitosis
  • Osmosis
  • Photosynthesis
  • Evolution (correct)
  • What is the role of energy processing in organisms?

  • Allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce (correct)
  • Regulates body temperature
  • Provides structural support to cells
  • Produces oxygen for respiration
  • What is a key feature of all organisms?

  • Ability to survive without oxygen
  • Ability to produce their own food
  • Ability to change color rapidly
  • Made up of cells (correct)
  • What is the primary tool used by biologists to make observations and form conclusions?

    <p>Scientific method</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the broad scope of biology?

    <p>Study of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gregor Mendel study scientifically in the 19th century?

    <p>Trait inheritance and patterns in the way traits are handed down from parents to offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the ambiguous definition of what is referred to as a gene?

    <p>Discrete 'units of inheritance'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are still the primary principles of genetics in the 21st century?

    <p>Trait inheritance and molecular inheritance mechanisms of genes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does modern genetics study within the context of the cell and the organism?

    <p>Gene structure and function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has genetics given rise to as subfields?

    <p>Molecular genetics, epigenetics, and population genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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