10 Questions
What unifying theme ties biology together as a single, coherent field?
Evolution
Which level of organization do biologists study when examining the anatomy and physiology of plants and animals?
Individual organisms
What do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and generate hypotheses?
The scientific method
Which type of organisms emerged more than 3.7 billion years ago according to the text?
Bacteria
What is encoded in genes and can be transmitted to future generations according to the text?
Hereditary information
Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
In which century did biologists point to the central importance of the cell?
19th century
Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735 and introduced scientific names for all his species?
Carl Linnaeus
Which ancient Greek philosopher is known for contributing extensively to the development of biological knowledge and exploring biological causation and the diversity of life?
Aristotle
Who presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin's influential work?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Explore the fundamental concepts of biology and its unifying themes, such as cells, hereditary information, evolution, and energy processing. Test your knowledge of the science that investigates the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of living organisms.
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