10 Questions
What is the primary unit of life?
Cells
Which theme of biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
Evolution
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
Cellular level
Which discipline within biology focuses on the classification of various forms of life?
Taxonomy
How do biologists make observations, pose questions, and form conclusions about the world around them?
By using the scientific method
Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Which ancient Greek philosopher extensively contributed to the development of biological knowledge?
Aristotle
Who began the scientific study of plants in ancient Greece?
Theophrastus
Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735 and introduced scientific names for all his species?
Carl Linnaeus
Who originated serious evolutionary thinking with a coherent theory of evolution?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Test your knowledge of the unifying themes in biology such as cells, hereditary information, evolution, and energy processing. Explore the scientific study of life and its broad scope in this quiz.
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