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Which unifying theme in biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
Which unifying theme in biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
- Energy processing
- Internal environment regulation
- Evolution (correct)
- Cellular structure
Which level of organization do biologists study when focusing on the molecular biology of a cell?
Which level of organization do biologists study when focusing on the molecular biology of a cell?
- Cellular level (correct)
- Organismal level
- Population level
- Community level
What is the primary function of cells in organisms?
What is the primary function of cells in organisms?
- Hereditary information processing (correct)
- Energy processing
- Internal environment regulation
- Reproduction
Who dramatically improved the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and the diversity of microscopic life?
Who dramatically improved the microscope, leading to the discovery of spermatozoa, bacteria, and the diversity of microscopic life?
What is the main activity that biologists engage in to form conclusions about the world around them?
What is the main activity that biologists engage in to form conclusions about the world around them?
What is the age of life on Earth according to the text?
What is the age of life on Earth according to the text?
Who wrote extensively on botany in the medieval Islamic world?
Who wrote extensively on botany in the medieval Islamic world?
Who is known for treating species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, and suggesting the possibility of common descent?
Who is known for treating species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable, and suggesting the possibility of common descent?
Who presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Who presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Who began promoting the ideas that the basic unit of organisms is the cell and that individual cells have all the characteristics of life?
Who began promoting the ideas that the basic unit of organisms is the cell and that individual cells have all the characteristics of life?
