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What are the unifying themes that tie biology together as a single, coherent field?
Cells, hereditary information, evolution, energy processing, and regulation of internal environments
Why is energy processing important to life?
It allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce.
What is the scientific method used by biologists?
To make observations, pose questions, generate hypotheses, perform experiments, and form conclusions.
How long ago did life on Earth emerge?
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Name two subdisciplines within biology.
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What is the diversity of life on Earth classified into?
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Who dramatically improved the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
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What did Schleiden and Schwann promote as the basic unit of organisms?
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Who is known for presenting a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
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Which naturalist combined the biogeographical approach of Humboldt with the uniformitarian geology of Ly?
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Who is credited with publishing a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735?
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Which ancient Greek philosopher contributed extensively to the development of biological knowledge?
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Who began the scientific study of plants and is considered the successor of Aristotle?
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Which medieval Islamic scholar wrote on botany?
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Who led to new interest in entomology and helped to develop techniques of microscopic dissection and staining?
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Who reified the tenet that all cells come from the division of other cells, solidifying cell theory?
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What is the primary role of the scientific method in biology?
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Which major theme in biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
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What is the fundamental unit of organisms, as promoted by Schleiden and Schwann?
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Why is the energy processing important to life?
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Who is known for presenting a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
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What did the medieval Islamic scholar write extensively on?
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What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek's dramatic improvement of the microscope lead to the discovery of?
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Who is credited with presenting a coherent theory of evolution?
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Who began the scientific study of plants and is considered the successor of Aristotle?
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What did Schleiden and Schwann promote as the basic unit of organisms?
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Who dramatically improved the microscope, leading to new interest in entomology and the development of techniques of microscopic dissection and staining?
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Which naturalist combined the biogeographical approach of Humboldt with the uniformitarian geology of Ly?
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Who reified the tenet that all cells come from the division of other cells, solidifying cell theory?
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What did Carl Linnaeus publish in 1735, providing scientific names for all his species?
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Who wrote on botany in the medieval Islamic world?
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What was the central importance pointed to by biologists in the early 19th century?
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