Biology: The Study of Life and Evolution
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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?

  • Gregor Mendel
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Francesco Redi (correct)
  • Charles Darwin
  • 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?

    <p>Francesco Redi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Louis Pasteur's Swan-necked Flask Experiment put an end to?

    <p>Spontaneous generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the belief that certain nonliving materials could be transformed directly into living organisms?

    <p>Abiogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reproduction involves the union of sex cells?

    <p>Sexual reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process allows organisms to adapt to their environment through evolution?

    <p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of adaptation involves a change that makes an organism better suited to its environment?

    <p>Structural adaptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What level of organization involves a group of similar cells performing a similar function?

    <p>Tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of metabolism involves the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones to release energy?

    <p>Catabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cell structure performs specific functions within cells?

    <p>Organelles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic of life involves the formation of two cells from a preexisting cell?

    <p>Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In terms of cellular composition, what distinguishes multicellular organisms from unicellular organisms?

    <p>Number of cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of life is essential for the continuation of a species but not necessary for the survival of an individual?

    <p>Reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of life involves the ability of an organism to maintain internal stability despite external changes?

    <p>Homeostasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process involves the incorporation of materials from the surroundings to allow for growth in living organisms?

    <p>Metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In relation to cellular composition, what determines the size of multicelled organisms?

    <p>Number of cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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