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Which branch of biology studies viruses?
Which branch of biology studies viruses?
- Microbiology
- Epidemiology
- Parasitology
- Virology (correct)
What is a characteristic of viruses that prevents them from being classified as living entities?
What is a characteristic of viruses that prevents them from being classified as living entities?
- They can attack living organisms
- They can cause diseases
- They can reproduce
- They lack certain criteria used to define life (correct)
What are the four questions that biology has wrestled with from its earliest beginnings?
What are the four questions that biology has wrestled with from its earliest beginnings?
- How do living things function, how do we organize organisms, how does diversity arise, how do viruses attack organisms
- How do living things function, how do we organize organisms, how did diversity arise, how is diversity continuing
- What makes something 'alive', how do living things function, how do we organize organisms, how did diversity arise and continue
- What makes something 'alive', how do living things function, how to organize organisms, how did diversity arise (correct)
What is the ultimate goal that biologists seek to understand?
What is the ultimate goal that biologists seek to understand?
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What continues to drive biologists to seek answers?
What continues to drive biologists to seek answers?
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