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What is the primary focus of biology?
What is the primary focus of biology?
- Studying the environment
- Understanding the universe
- Exploring the diversity of life (correct)
- Analyzing the geological changes
Which unifying theme of biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
Which unifying theme of biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
- Cellular structure
- Hereditary information
- Energy processing
- Evolution (correct)
What enables organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?
What enables organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?
- Energy processing (correct)
- Regulation of internal environments
- Cellular organization
- Genetic variation
What do all organisms have in common in terms of hereditary information?
What do all organisms have in common in terms of hereditary information?
At what levels of organization can biologists study life?
At what levels of organization can biologists study life?
When did life on Earth emerge?
When did life on Earth emerge?
Who is credited with promoting the now universal ideas that the basic unit of organisms is the cell?
Who is credited with promoting the now universal ideas that the basic unit of organisms is the cell?
Which ancient Greek philosopher contributed extensively to the development of biological knowledge, exploring biological causation and the diversity of life?
Which ancient Greek philosopher contributed extensively to the development of biological knowledge, exploring biological causation and the diversity of life?
Who is considered to have presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Who is considered to have presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Which biologist pointed to the central importance of the cell in the early 19th century?
Which biologist pointed to the central importance of the cell in the early 19th century?
Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735?
Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735?
Which scholar contributed to the development of biological knowledge by beginning the scientific study of plants?
Which scholar contributed to the development of biological knowledge by beginning the scientific study of plants?
