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What is the belief that living organisms could develop from nonliving materials called?
What is the belief that living organisms could develop from nonliving materials called?
- Biogenesis
- Spontaneous regeneration
- Evolution
- Abiogenesis (correct)
Who conducted an experiment in 1668 to disprove the belief in spontaneous generation?
Who conducted an experiment in 1668 to disprove the belief in spontaneous generation?
- Gregor Mendel
- Louis Pasteur
- Francesco Redi (correct)
- Charles Darwin
What theory or principle states that life came from pre-existing life?
What theory or principle states that life came from pre-existing life?
- Biogenesis (correct)
- Spontaneous generation
- Abiogenesis
- Evolution
Which Italian scientist believed that flies developed from eggs laid by other flies, contradicting spontaneous generation?
Which Italian scientist believed that flies developed from eggs laid by other flies, contradicting spontaneous generation?
What did Louis Pasteur's Swan-necked Flask Experiment put an end to?
What did Louis Pasteur's Swan-necked Flask Experiment put an end to?
What is the term for the belief that certain nonliving materials could be transformed directly into living organisms?
What is the term for the belief that certain nonliving materials could be transformed directly into living organisms?
What type of reproduction involves the union of sex cells?
What type of reproduction involves the union of sex cells?
What process allows organisms to adapt to their environment through evolution?
What process allows organisms to adapt to their environment through evolution?
Which type of adaptation involves a change that makes an organism better suited to its environment?
Which type of adaptation involves a change that makes an organism better suited to its environment?
What level of organization involves a group of similar cells performing a similar function?
What level of organization involves a group of similar cells performing a similar function?
Which type of metabolism involves the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones to release energy?
Which type of metabolism involves the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones to release energy?
Which type of cell structure performs specific functions within cells?
Which type of cell structure performs specific functions within cells?
What characteristic of life involves the formation of two cells from a preexisting cell?
What characteristic of life involves the formation of two cells from a preexisting cell?
In terms of cellular composition, what distinguishes multicellular organisms from unicellular organisms?
In terms of cellular composition, what distinguishes multicellular organisms from unicellular organisms?
Which characteristic of life is essential for the continuation of a species but not necessary for the survival of an individual?
Which characteristic of life is essential for the continuation of a species but not necessary for the survival of an individual?
Which characteristic of life involves the ability of an organism to maintain internal stability despite external changes?
Which characteristic of life involves the ability of an organism to maintain internal stability despite external changes?
What process involves the incorporation of materials from the surroundings to allow for growth in living organisms?
What process involves the incorporation of materials from the surroundings to allow for growth in living organisms?
In relation to cellular composition, what determines the size of multicelled organisms?
In relation to cellular composition, what determines the size of multicelled organisms?
